Cable TV Nielsen Ratings
By The Associated Press
Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 19-25. Each ratings point represents 994,000 households. Day and start time (ET) are included in parentheses.
1. ''NFL Football: Buffalo at Carolina'' (Sunday, 8:15 p.m.), ESPN, 5.9, 5.89 million homes.
2. ''Pretty Woman'' (Sunday, 9:05 p.m.), TBS, 4.0, 3.93 million homes.
3. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.8, 3.74 million homes.
4. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.8, 3.73 million homes.
5. ''World Championship Wrestling'' (Monday, 8 p.m.), TNT, 3.6, 3.54 million homes.
6. ''WCW Thunder'' (Thursday, 8:59 p.m.), TBS, 3.3, 3.3 million homes.
7. ''World Championship Wrestling'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 3.2, 3.18 million homes.
8. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Sunday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.0, 2.98 million homes.
9. ''World Championship Wrestling'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 2.9, 2.9 million homes.
10. ''NASCAR Winston Cup'' (Sunday, 2 p.m.), TNN, 2.8, 2.79 million homes.
11. ''Rugrats'' (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.76 million homes.
12. ''WCW Thunder'' (Thursday, 8:05 p.m.), TBS, 2.8, 2.76 million homes.
13. ''Wild Thornberrys'' (Tuesday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.73 million homes.
14. ''Rugrats'' (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.6, 2.56 million homes.
14. ''Rugrats'' (Monday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.6, 2.55 million homes.
AP-NY-10-29-98 1726EST
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