• July 17, 2000

The top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 3-9 are:

1. "WWF Entertainment" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 4.5, 4.56 million homes.

2. "WWF Entertainment" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.6, 3.64 million homes.

3. NASCAR Winston Cup (Sunday, 1 p.m.), TNN, 3.5, 3.49 million homes.

4. "It Was Him or Us" (Sunday, 4 p.m.), Lifetime, 3.1, 3.15 million homes.

5. "If Someone Had Known" (Sunday, 2 p.m.), Lifetime, 3.0, 2.97 million homes.

6. NASCAR Winston Cup (Sunday, 3:26 p.m.), TNN, 2.9, 2.96 million homes.

7. ML Baseball: N.Y. Yankees vs. N.Y. Mets (Sunday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 2.9, 2.91 million homes.

8. "Every Woman's Dream" (Sunday, 6 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.5, 2.56 million homes.

9. "Longitude" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), A&E, 2.5, 2.51 million homes.

10. "The Postman" (Sunday, 7 p.m.), TBS, 2.4, 2.44 million homes.

11. NASCAR Winston Cup (Sunday, 2:57 p.m.), TNN, 2.3, 2.3 million homes.

12. "Rugrat"' (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.3, 2.27 million homes.

13. "Hey Arnold" (Thursday, 3:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.3, 2.27 million homes.

14. "Lies Before Kisses" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.2, 2.22 million homes.

15. "WWF Sunday Night He" (Sunday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.2, 2.16 million homes.