Cable's Top 20
Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/11/2000
Following are the top 20 Basic Cable programs for the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 3 ranked by ratings. Cable rating is coverage area rating within each basic cable network's universe. U.S. rating is of 100.6 million TV households. Sources: Nielsen Media Research, Turner Entertainment.
Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Duration | Rating Cable | Rating U.S. | HHs (000) | Cable Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NFL Tenessee at Buffalo | ESPN | Sun | 8:28P | 203 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 6546 | 14.6 |
2 | WWF Entertainment | USA | Mon | 12:00A | 66 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3918 | 14.1 |
3 | WWF Entertainment | USA | Mon | 11:00P | 60 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3817 | 9.5 |
4 | NFL Primetime | ESPN | Sun | 7:30P | 58 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3257 | 8.0 |
5 | WCW Monday Nitro Live | TNT | Mon | 9P-10P | 60 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3112 | 6.0 |
6 | Rugrats | NICK | Sun | 9:30A | 30 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2997 | 11.9 |
6 | NFL Sportscenter | ESPN | Sun | 11:51P | 60 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2790 | 8.6 |
7 | Rugrats | NICK | Sat | 9:30A | 30 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2782 | 11.7 |
8 | M/ 'Custody of the Heart' | LIF | Mon | 9:00P | 120 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2690 | 5.5 |
8 | Rugrats | NICK | Sun | 9:00A | 30 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2530 | 11.0 |
10 | Spongebob | NICK | Sat | 10:00A | 30 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2475 | 10.1 |
10 | WCW Monday Nitro Live | TNT | Mon | 8:00P | 60 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2408 | 4.9 |
10 | Rugrats | NICK | Sat | 9:00A | 30 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2383 | 10.4 |
13 | M/ 'Star Wars' | TBS | Sun | 8:00P | 165 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2389 | 5.2 |
13 | Spongebob | NICK | Sun | 10:00A | 30 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2263 | 8.8 |
13 | Rugrats | NICK | Tues | 7:30P | 30 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2257 | 5.1 |
13 | Rugrats | NICK | Mon | 4:30P | 30 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2240 | 7.7 |
13 | M/ 'Abduction of Innocence' | LIF | Sun | 4:00P | 120 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2228 | 6.3 |
13 | Dexter's Laboratory | TOON | Mon | 9:00P | 30 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1854 | 4.3 |
19 | NASCAR/Southern 500 | ESPN | Sun | 1:00P | 236 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2209 | 6.4 |
19 | Spongebob | NICK | Sun | 10:30A | 30 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2186 | 8.3 |
19 | NCAA Football/so. Miss./Tenn | ESPN | Sat | 7:30P | 193 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2180 | 5.5 |
19 | M/"Into the Arms of Danger" | LIF | Sat | 4:00P | 120 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2140 | 6.8 |
19 | M/"Presumed Innocent" | LIF | Wed | 9:00P | 150 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2132 | 4.6 |
