Cable TV Ratings - 7/12

According to Nielsen Media's Cable TV ratings, the top twenty programs for the week ending on July 12th were as follows:

• The Closer - TNT
• Royal Pains - USA
• Jackson Memorial Service - CNN
• Burn Notice - USA
• WWE Entertainment - USA
• Jackson Memorial Service - CNN
• iCarly - NICK
• Jackson Memorial Service - CNN
• M. Jackson Memorial CVG - CNN
• WWE Entertainment - USA
• Sprint Cup Racing/Chicago - TNT
• M. Jackson Memorial CVG - CNN
• NASCAR Post Race Show - TNT
• The Parent Trap - DSNY
• NCIS - USA
• Harry Potter Goblet of Fire - FAM
• In Plain Sight - USA
• Situation Room - CNN
• Army Wives - LIFE
• SpongeBob SquarePants - NICK

Despite the 31 million viewers who watched Michael Jackson's memorial service (spread amongst 19 U.S. networks), TNT's "The Closer" still pulled the No. 1 position on the weekly top 20 chart. Coverage of MJ's funeral occupied five of the top 20 positions, including four of the top 10 cable television rankings.

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