Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by
Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 12-18.
- Auto Racing: Pepsi 400
(Sunday, 2:01 p.m.), TNT, 4.3, 4.49 million homes.
- NFL Exhibition Football: Miami vs. Tampa Bay (Monday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 3.8, 4.02 million homes.
- "WWE Raw Zone" (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNN, 3.3,
3.44 million homes.
- "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNN, 3.1, 3.27 million homes.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Monday, 4:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.9, 3.05 million homes.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants"
(Monday, 4 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.9, 3.04 million homes.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.97 million homes.
- "Monk" (Friday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.8, 2.92 million
homes.
- Auto Racing Pre-Show (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.), TNT, 2.7, 2.85 million homes.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.7, 2.84 million homes.
- NFL Exhibition Football:
Oakland vs. Tennessee (Thursday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 2.7, 2.79 million homes.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Monday, 5 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.6, 2.78 million homes.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday,
10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.6, 2.78 million homes.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Tuesday, 5 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.6, 2.76 million homes.
- Movie: "Violation of Trust" (Sunday, 2 p.m.), Lifetime,
2.6, 2.71 million homes.