Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2. Each ratings point represents 1,055,000 households. Day and start time
(EDT) are in parentheses.
1. “WWF Entertainment” (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNN, 4.0, 4.17 million homes.
2. “WWF Entertainment” (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNN, 3.7, 3.91 million homes.
3. Mountain Dew
Southern 500 (Sunday, 12:53 p.m.), TNT, 3.5, 3.74 million homes.
4. “Movie: “Sleeping with the Devil” (Monday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.7, 2.85 million homes.
5. “Law & Order” (Tuesday, 9 p.m.),
TNT, 2.3, 2.47 million homes.
6. Baseball: New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox (Sunday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 2.3, 2.40 million homes.
7. “Murder, She Wrote” (Sunday, 10 p.m.), A&E, 2.2, 2.37 million
homes.
8. “Rocket Power” (Saturday, 12 noon), Nickelodeon, 2.2, 2.32 million homes.
9. “Murder, She Wrote” (Sunday, 9 p.m.), A&E, 2.1, 2.22 million homes.
10. “Rugrats” (Friday, 7:30
p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.1, 2.21 million homes.
11. Movie: “Gone in the Night” Part II (Sunday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.1, 2.192 million homes.
12. Movie: “As Good As It Gets” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), TBS,
2.1, 2.188 million homes.
13. College Football: UCLA at Alabama (Saturday, 9:45 p.m.), ESPN, 2.1, 2.179 million homes.
14. “Rugrats” (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.1, 2.17 million homes.
15. “Rugrats” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.0, 2.16 million homes.