Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 6-12. Each ratings point represents 1,022,000 households. Day and start time (EDT)
are in parentheses.
1. "WWF Entertainment" (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNN, 4.6, 4.71 million homes.
2. Movie: "The Triangle" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), TBS, 4.0, 4.12 million homes.
3. "WWF Entertainment"
(Monday, 9 p.m.), TNN, 3.9, 4.03 million homes.
4. Movie: "The Hunt for Red October" (Sunday, 5 p.m.), TBS, 2.8, 2.84 million homes.
5. Movie: "Deceptions, Part 2" (Sunday, 4 p.m.), Lifetime,
2.6, 2.64 million homes.
6. "Any Day Now" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.3, 2.34 million homes.
7. NFL Exhibition Football: Minnesota vs. New Orleans (Saturday, 7:59 p.m.), ESPN, 2.2, 2.25
million homes.
8. "Strong Medicine" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.2, 2.23 million homes.
9. "Rugrats" (Monday, 3:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.2, 2.21 million homes.
10. Movie: "The Triangle"
(Sunday, 10 p.m.), TBS, 2.2, 2.21 million homes.
11. "Rocket Power" (Sunday, 12 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.2, 2.2 million homes.
12. Movie: "For My Daughter's Honor" (Saturday, 4 p.m.), Lifetime,
2.1, 2.18 million homes.
13. "New Detectives" (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), Discovery, 2.1, 2.17 million homes.
14. Movie: "Circle of Deceit" (Sunday, 6 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.1, 2.15 million homes.
15.
"Jackass" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 2.1, 2.12 million homes.