• August 30, 2001

Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 20-26. Each ratings point represents 1,022,000 households. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.

1. "WWF Entertainment" (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNN, 4.1, 4.23 million homes.

2. "WWF Entertainment" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNN, 4.0, 4.13 million homes.

3. Racing: Sharpie 500 Winston Cup (Saturday, 7:58 p.m.), TNT, 3.3, 3.37 million homes.

4. Movie: "Within These Walls" (Monday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.9, 2.96 million homes.

5. Movie: "Sisters & Other Strangers" (Sunday, 6 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.6, 2.67 million homes.

6. Movie: "American History X" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.6, 2.63 million homes.

7. Movie: "In My Sister's Shadow" (Sunday, 4 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.5, 2.56 million homes.

8. "Rugrats" (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.4, 2.44 million homes.

9. Baseball: Little League World Series (Thursday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 2.3, 2.31 million homes.

10. "Hey Arnold" (Sunday, 11 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.2, 2.29 million homes.

11. "The Division" (Sunday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.2, 2.23 million homes.

12. Movie: "Fear" (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.2, 2.2 million homes.

13. "Spongebob" (Sunday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.2, 2.2 million homes.

14. "Any Day Now" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.2, 2.2 million homes.

15. "Witchblade" (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 2.1, 2.18 million homes.

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