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As is typical in the fall, Monday Night Football topped the week's cable viewing and SpongeBob was back to super-absorbency soaking up five of the top ten spots, and fifteen of the top twenty-five. Conan who? The square-panted SpongeBob's best outing pulled in nearly two million more viewers than the premiere of Conan.
The Walking Dead continued it's amazing run and ranked fourth for the week, followed by the premiere of Sarah Palin's Alaska which broke series premiere records for TLC.
The return of Burn Notice ranked 16th for the week in total viewers.
All numbers below are live plus same day DVR viewing up to 3am after the initial telecast.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending November 14, 2010:
| Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | STEELERS/BENGALS | ESPN | Mon | 08:29P-11:47P | 15,016 |
| 2 | SpongeBob | NAN | Thu | 08:00P-08:30P | 6,102 |
| 3 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 5,139 |
| 4 | Walking Dead | AMC | Sun | 10:00P-11:00P | 5,074 |
| 5 | 2010 - RAVENS VS. FALCONS | NFLN | Thu | 08:31P-11:42P | 5,008 |
| 6 | SARAH PALINS ALASKA | TLC | Sun | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,957 |
| 7 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:06P | 4,630 |
| 8 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Thu | 07:30P-08:00P | 4,530 |
| 9 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 09:00A-09:30A | 4,457 |
| 10 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Fri | 08:00P-08:30P | 4,415 |
| 11 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,376 |
| 12 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Thu | 07:00P-07:30P | 4,361 |
| 13 | SOUTH CAROLINA/FLORIDA | ESPN | Sat | 07:15P-10:38P | 4,351 |
| 14 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Thu | 06:00P-06:30P | 4,347 |
| 15 | SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE | NICK | Sun | 06:00P-08:00P | 4,330 |
| 16 | Burn Notice | USA | Thu | 10:00P-11:00P | 4,317 |
| 17 | PLANET SHEEN | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 4,289 |
| 18 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Thu | 06:30P-07:00P | 4,249 |
| 19 | CELTICS/HEAT | TNT | Thu | 08:17P-11:05P | 4,230 |
| 20 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP L | ESPN | Sun | 03:00P-06:30P | 4,201 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER: L | ESPN | Mon | 11:47P-01:30A | 4,164 |
| 22 | Conan | TBSC | Mon | 11:00P-12:00A | 4,155 |
| 23 | WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE | DSNY | Fri | 09:45P-10:15P | 4,108 |
| 24 | Shake It Up | DSNY | Sun | 08:30P-09:00P | 4,092 |
| 25 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 08:30A-09:00A | 4,020 |
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