Two NFL games and the Heisman trophy presentation were in the top 10, as was the return of TNT’s The Closer, the second-most watched program on cable of the week. TNT’s debut of Men of a Certain Age last Monday also made the top 5, though it will be interesting to see how it fared last night. And Disney’s Phineas and Ferb rounded out the top 5 with over 5.2 million viewers.
The premiere of Keeping Up With the Kardashians was a top-ten cable show for the week, and brought in over 4.1 million viewers for E!
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Update: top 25 list updated to include shows that were left off the initial list I had (if you’re interested in why, see comments in the comment section).
Top 25 cable shows for the week ending December 13, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | NET | DAY(S) | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | RAVENS/PACKERS | ESPN | Mon | 08:30P-12:04A | 13,478 |
| 2 | CLOSER, THE | TNT | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 6,180 |
| 3 | HEISMAN TROPHY PRESENT L | ESPN | Sat | 08:00P-09:03P | 5,990 |
| 4 | MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE | TNT | Mon | 10:00P-11:00P | 5,397 |
| 5 | PHINEAS AND FERB | DSNY | Fri | 08:00P-08:40P | 5,213 |
| 6 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:15P | 4,865 |
| 7 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,751 |
| 8 | 2009 – STEELERS VS. BROWN | NFLN | Thu | 08:21P-11:18P | 4,547 |
| 9 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,306 |
| 10 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | EN | Sun | 10:00P-11:00P | 4,117 |
| 11 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 4,111 |
| 12 | ICARLY MOVIE: IQUITICARLY | NICK | Mon | 05:30P-06:30P | 3,956 |
| 13 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 07:00P-08:00P | 3,872 |
| 14 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 3,866 |
| 15 | PHINEAS AND FERB SHORTS | DSNY | Fri | 08:45P-09:00P | 3,802 |
| 16 | SANTA BABY 2 PR | FAM | Sun | 08:00P-10:00P | 3,798 |
| 17 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 09:00A-09:30A | 3,793 |
| 18 | NCIS | USA | Thu | 07:00P-08:00P | 3,773 |
| 19 | NCIS | USA | Fri | 07:30P-08:30P | 3,747 |
| 20 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 09:30A-10:00A | 3,741 |
| 21 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 12:30P-01:00P | 3,728 |
| 22 | ICARLY | NICK | Sat | 08:00P-08:30P | 3,720 |
| 23 | ICARLY MOVIE: IQUITICARLY | NICK | Thu | 06:00P-07:00P | 3,710 |
| 24 | CHRISTMAS IN CANAAN | HALL | Sat | 08:00P-10:00P | 3,688 |
| 25 | POLAR EXPRESS, THE | DSNY | Sat | 07:00P-08:50P | 3,688 |
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
