• by May 2, 2003

Wrestling and the NBA playoffs dominated the top three rankings among the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 21-27.

1. ''WWE Raw Zone'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNN, 3.3, 3.53 million homes.

2. NBA Playoffs: Minnesota vs. L.A. Lakers (Thursday, 11:14 p.m.), TNT, 3.2, 3.38 million homes.

3. NBA Playoffs: L.A. Lakers vs. Minnesota (Tuesday, 9:43 p.m.), TNT, 3.1, 3.28 million homes.

4. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 3.03 million homes.

5. ''The O'Reilly Factor'' (Monday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 2.8, 3 million homes.

6. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.95 million homes.

7. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.7, 2.93 million homes.

8. ''The O'Reilly Factor'' (Thursday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 2.7, 2.89 million homes.

9. ''WWE Raw'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNN, 2.7, 2.86 million homes.

10. ''Fairly Odd Parents'' (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.7, 2.83 million homes.

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11. ''The O'Reilly Factor'' (Tuesday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 2.6, 2.8 million homes.

12. Movie: ''Helen of Troy, Part 2'' (Monday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.5, 2.66 million homes.

13. ''Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius'' (Sunday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.5, 2.64 million homes.

14. NFL Draft (Saturday, 12 noon), ESPN, 2.4, 2.6 million homes.

15. POW news conference (Tuesday, 9:02 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 2.4, 2.58 million homes.

For pay cable, the top program was Six Feet Under on Sunday, which scored a 3.1 rating and 3.28 million households.

Each ratings point represents 1.06 million households.