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NBA playoff matchup No. 1 on cable for April 28-May 4

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 28-May 4. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. NBA Playoffs: Phoenix vs. San Antonio (Tuesday, 9:39 p.m.), TNT, 3.53 million homes, 4.66 million viewers.

2. Movie: "Chasing Zoey" (Friday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.51 million homes, 5.1 million viewers.

3. "Zoey 101" (Friday, 9 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.45 million homes, 5.04 million viewers.

4. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.32 million homes, 4.85 million viewers.

5. NBA Playoffs: L.A. Lakers vs. Denver (Monday, 10:58 p.m.), TNT, 3.14 million homes, 3.87 million viewers.

6. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3 million homes, 4.44 million viewers.

7. "The Hills" (Monday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 2.98 million homes, 4.03 million viewers.

8. NBA Playoffs: Atlanta vs. Boston (Wednesday, 8:48 p.m.), TNT, 2.96 million homes, 3.68 million viewers.

9. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.94 million homes, 3.85 million viewers.

10. NBA Playoffs: San Antonio vs. New Orleans (Saturday, 10:10 p.m.), TNT, 2.9, 3.85 million homes.

11. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.87 million homes, 3.71 million viewers.

12. "The O'Reilly Factor" (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 2.84 million homes, 3.66 million viewers.

13. "iCarly" (Monday, 5:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.81 million homes, 3.85 million viewers.

14. "iCarly" (Monday, 5 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8 million homes, 3.89 million viewers.

15. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 12 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.77 million homes, 3.58 million viewers.

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Nickelodeon and MTV are owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal. Fox News Channel is owned by News Corp.

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