For the week ending March 29, 2009, Nickelodeon and USA Network dominated the top twenty as usual, snaring eighteen of the top twenty spots between them. Nick had twelve spots led by the Kids' Choice Awards, the Penguins of Madagascar and, of course, SpongeBob. USA network grabbed six spots led by WWE Raw and NCIS.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 on TLC the season 1B finale of The Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family were the only other networks/shows in the top twenty.
Top 20 cable shows for the week ending March 29, 2009:
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Please note, all shows outside of the top twenty are sorted by viewers but ARE NOT ranked. If you don't see a show listed here, the only thing you can conclude for sure is that it wasn't in the top twenty. The top twenty would include premium cable, if any of those shows ever made the top twenty. But the additional show list is for advertising supported basic cable networks only. We do not see data directly for premium cable channels. But if I see anything I'll post it here and if you see anything, please post a link in the comments.
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| Rank | Shows | NET | DAY | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | S KIDS CHOICE 09 | NICK | Sat | 08:00P-09:30P | 7,675 |
| 2 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR | NICK | Sat | 09:30P-10:00P | 6,439 |
| 3 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:08P | 5,466 |
| 4 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,984 |
| 5 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR | NICK | Sun | 10:00A-10:30A | 4,862 |
| 6 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,847 |
| 7 | JON & Kate Plus 8 | TLC | Mon | 09:30P-10:00P | 4,603 |
| 8 | SECRET LIFE/AMERICAN TEEN | FAM | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 4,493 |
| 9 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,482 |
| 10 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 07:30P-08:00P | 4,382 |
| 11 | SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE | NICK | Fri | 06:00P-08:00P | 4,322 |
| 12 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 09:00A-09:30A | 4,272 |
| 13 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 12:00P-12:30P | 4,229 |
| 14 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 12:30P-01:00P | 4,198 |
| 15 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 01:00P-01:30P | 4,185 |
| 16 | NCIS | USA | Mon | 07:00P-08:00P | 4,091 |
| 17 | NCIS | USA | Fri | 07:00P-08:00P | 4,084 |
| 18 | NCIS | USA | Thu | 07:00P-08:00P | 4,072 |
| 19 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 01:30P-02:00P | 4,009 |
| 20 | NCIS | USA | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 4,006 |
| Other shows (sorted, but not ranked) | |||||
| JON & Kate Plus 8 | TLC | Mon | 09:00P-09:30P | 3,958 | |
| KIDS CHOICE AWARDS | NAN | Sat | 10:00P-11:30P | 3,878 | |
| MIDNIGHT BAYOU | LIFE | Sat | 09:00P-11:00P | 3,808 | |
| BACK AT THE BARNYARD | NICK | Sun | 10:30A-11:00A | 3,778 | |
| iCarly | NICK | Wed | 05:30P-06:00P | 3,565 | |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXN | Tue | 09:00P-10:00P | 3,524 | |
| HANNAH MONTANA | DSNY | Sun | 07:30P-08:00P | 3,492 | |
| HOUSE | USA | Tue | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,427 | |
| FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | Sat | 08:30A-09:00A | 3,314 | |
| SONNY WITH A CHANCE | DSNY | Sun | 08:00P-08:30P | 3,245 | |
| MIGHTY B! | NICK | Sat | 10:30A-11:00A | 3,242 | |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | Sat | 10:00P-11:00P | 3,088 | |
| Hannity | FOXN | Thu | 09:00P-10:00P | 2,987 | |
| BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE | TOON | Fri | 09:00P-10:00P | 2,884 | |
| SOUTH PARK | CMDY | Wed | 10:00P-10:30P | 2,773 | |
| HOME IMPROVEMENT | NAN | Sat | 11:30P-12:00A | 2,743 | |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | Fri | 10:30P-11:00P | 2,681 | |
| PHINEAS AND FERB | DSNY | Fri | 08:30P-09:00P | 2,665 | |
| GHOST HUNTERS | SCIF | Wed | 09:00P-10:00P | 2,479 | |
| POLAR STORM | SCIF | Sat | 09:00P-11:00P | 2,398 | |
| FOR THE LOVE OF RAY J | VH1 | Mon | 10:00P-11:00P | 2,346 | |
| GLENN BECK | FOXN | Wed | 05:00P-06:00P | 2,266 | |
| ROSEANNE | NAN | Sat | 05:00A-05:30A | 2,241 | |
| CLOSER, THE | TNT | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 2,204 | |
| LITTLE PEOPLE, Big World | TLC | Mon | 08:30P-09:00P | 2,074 | |
| SAVING GRACE | TNT | Mon | 10:00P-11:00P | 2,063 | |
| OFFICE, THE | TBSC | Tue | 10:00P-10:30P | 2,057 | |
| IMPORTANT THINGS | CMDY | Wed | 10:30P-10:59P | 1,957 | |
| WHATS NEW SCOOBY DOO | TOON | Sun | 12:30P-01:00P | 1,949 | |
| MY NAME IS EARL | TBSC | Mon | 10:00P-10:30P | 1,887 | |
| THATS SO RAVEN | DSNY | Wed | 06:30P-07:00P | 1,837 | |
| JAZZ/SUNS | ESPN | Wed | 10:35P-01:05A | 1,825 | |
| JIM GAFFIGAN: KING BABY | CMDY | Sun | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,817 | |
| DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER | A&E | Wed | 10:00P-10:30P | 1,795 | |
| ECW | SCIF | Tue | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,771 | |
| TNA: IMPACT | SPK | Thu | 09:00P-11:00P | 1,717 | |
| PLANET EARTH | DISC | Sun | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,713 | |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | Fri | 09:30P-10:00P | 1,706 | |
| JAPAN/KOREA | ESPN | Mon | 09:30P-01:44A | 1,675 | |
| COUNTDOWN W/ K. OLBERMANN | MSNB | Tue | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,658 | |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | Thu | 10:00P-10:30P | 1,655 | |
| MONSTERQUEST | HIST | Wed | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,635 | |
| SPURS/HORNETS | ESPN | Sun | 08:00P-10:45P | 1,623 | |
| TABLE FOR 12 | TLC | Mon | 10:00P-10:30P | 1,607 | |
| REAL WORLD XXI | MTV | Wed | 10:00P-11:00P | 1,410 | |
| HEAT/BULLS | TNT | Thu | 08:16P-10:49P | 1,149 | |
| PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | Mon | 05:30P-06:00P | 1,148 | |
| HIGH SCHOOL REUNION | TVLD | Wed | 10:00P-10:52P | 1,046 | |
| TRUCKS! | SPK | Sun | 12:00P-12:30P | 890 | |
| DAMAGES | FX | Wed | 10:00P-11:03P | 890 | |
| AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | Wed | 05:00P-05:30P | 849 | |
| PGA TOUR | GOLF | Fri | 03:00P-06:00P | 721 | |
| HANEY PROJECT | GOLF | Mon | 09:00P-09:30P | 356 |
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