Cable Nielsens

  • September 6, 2002
Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1.
  1. "2002 MTV Video Music Awards" (Thursday, 8 p.m.), MTV, 6.6, 7.05 million homes.
  2. Auto Racing: Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Sunday, 2:31 p.m.), TNT, 4.0, 4.3 million homes.
  3. "2002 VMA Post-Show" (Thursday, 11:17 p.m.), MTV, 4.0, 4.29 million homes.
  4. "WWE Raw Zone" (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNN, 3.3, 3.53 million homes.
  5. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNN, 3.0, 3.25 million homes.
  6. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.96 million homes.
  7. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.93 million homes.
  8. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.7, 2.9 million homes.
  9. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Monday, 5 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.7, 2.89 million homes.
  10. Movie: "Deep Family Secrets" (Saturday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.7, 2.88 million homes.
  11. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.6, 2.8 million homes.
  12. Auto Racing: Mountain Dew 500 Rain Delay (Sunday, 1:23 p.m.), TNT, 2.6, 2.77 million homes.
  13. "Law & Order" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 2.6, 2.74 million homes.
  14. "2002 VMA Pre-Show" (Thursday, 6:30 p.m.), MTV, 2.6, 2.73 million homes.
  15. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Monday, 4:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.4, 2.58 million homes.
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