Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 16-22. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Nov. 16-22

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Co. for Nov. 16-22. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

And the winning date for next year’s Emmy Awards: August, not September

LOS ANGELES — NBC has scheduled next year’s Emmy Awards for August, instead of September when they’re usually aired.

A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Nov. 9-15

Billy Crystal dons Cowboys jersey to help serve early holiday dinner for Dallas Salvation Army

DALLAS — Billy Crystal traded a stage for a Salvation Army center to help serve an early Thanksgiving lunch to the needy in Dallas.

Rejuvenated Kellen Winslow excited to be part of Buccaneers’ future

TAMPA, Fla. — A bright spot in an otherwise dismal season for the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers, one-time Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow is making the most of a fresh start with his new team.

NFL, union contributing $50,000 to aid victims of tsunami that struck American Samoa

Federal appeals court backs judge who ruled against NFL in Vick $16M bonus case

Ex-New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor arrested, freed on bond after Miami-area crash

AP answers your questions on the news, from polluted waterways to neutralizing nuclear waste

Better at politics than free throws? Ex-Trail Blazer eyes Oregon governor’s race

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US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

NFL commissioner asks Congress to help protect sports leagues’ drug programs from state law

Goodell asks Congress for help on anti-doping

Waxman says court decisions threaten progress on curtailing drug use in sports

Waxman: Decisions threaten progress on steroids

NFL commissioner seeks change in labor law in response to blocked players’ suspensions

NFL commissioner seeks change in labor law

APNewsBreak: Goodell to seek change in labor law in response to blocked players’ suspensions

APNewsBreak: Goodell to seek change in labor law

NFL’s Goodell, player union’s Smith, to testify before Congress on Vikings suspension case

NFL’s Goodell to testify on Vikings suspensions

Down on Browns: Fans organizing protest, plan to walk in late to Nov. 16 Monday night game

Browns fans planning Monday night game protest

NFL’s Roger Goodell denies link between head injuries and brain diseases before Congress

Goodell denies head injury-brain disease link

Before Congress, NFL’s Goodell won’t acknowledge link between head injuries, brain diseases

Goodell defends NFL’s handling of head injuries

Conyers seeks independent review of football head injuries, calls it ‘life and death’ issue

Conyers wants review of football head injury data

NFL commissioner: League to offer medical follow-up to ex-players who reported mental problems

NFL to aid ex-players who reported mental problems

Goodell: NFL will offer free follow-up medical work to players who self-reported dementia

Goodell: NFL to offer free medical follow-up work

NC gov: 20 violent criminals to be freed wrongly given credit, says they won’t be released

RALEIGH, N.C. — In the face of outrage from victims and their families, North Carolina’s governor on Thursday challenged a quarter-century-old policy on prison good conduct credits, saying she would not free a group of violent inmates who were sentenced to life in prison.

Snow blankets East, keeping would-be shoppers at home and travelers stranded in airports

Pepsi beverages to sit on Super Bowl advertising sidelines, focusing on new projects

‘Basterds,’ ‘Precious,’ ‘Up in the Air’ lead SAG Awards honors with 3 nominations each

Ravens LB Suggs agrees to protective in domestic violence case, denies wrongdoing

Football’s undefeated Saints lift spirits in woeful New Orleans; no more ‘Poor us’

US Anti-Doping Agency gets support from NFL, MLB in reducing steroid-laced supplements

List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Nov. 16-22