From the WWFE 10-Q filed this week:
"USA Network Television Distribution Agreements - On March 1, 2000 we provided notice of cancellation of our contract with USA Network with respect to four hours of our programming effective September 2000. Our agreement with USA Network with respect to our remaining hour of programming expires in September 2000. We are currently in discussions with USA Network as well as other networks to secure a new distribution agreement for this programming."
WWFE's 1 year contract with UPN also expires in September. And WWF and Rugrats dominate most recent cable ratings.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Feb. 28-March 5. Each ratings point represents 1,008,000 households. Day and start time (EST) are included in parentheses.
1. ``WWF Entertainment' (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 5.0, 5.03 million homes.
2. ``WWF Entertainment' (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 5.0, 5 million homes.
3. ``WWF Sunday Night Heat' (Sunday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.9, 2.89 million homes.
4. ``Rugrats' (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.82 million homes.
5. ``Rugrats' (Sunday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.6, 2.59 million homes.
6. ``Contact' (Sunday, 8 p.m.), TNT, 2.5, 2.56 million homes.
7. ``Rugrats' (Monday, 7 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.5, 2.51 million homes.
8. ``Rugrats' (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.5, 2.5 million homes.
9. ``Rugrats' (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.5, 2.49 million homes.
10. ``Rugrats' (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.5, 2.47 million homes.
11. ``Cover Me' (Sunday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.4, 2.4 million homes.
12. ``The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery' (Sunday, 8 p.m.), A&E, 2.4, 2.39 million homes.
13. ``Rugrats' (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.4, 2.39 million homes.
14. ``Biography' (Thursday, 8 p.m.), A&E, 2.4, 2.39 million homes.
15. ``Rugrats' (Tuesday, 7 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.3, 2.34 million homes. |
