Cable TV Nielsen Ratings
.c The Associated Press
Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4. Each ratings point represents 994,000 households. Day and start time (EDT) are included in parentheses.
1. ''Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Chicago'' (Monday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 6.1, 6.11 million homes.
2. ''NFL Football: Seattle at Kansas City'' (Sunday, 8:15 p.m.), ESPN, 6.1, 6.06 million homes.
3. ''NFL Football: Seattle at Kansas City'' (Sunday, 10:05 p.m.), ESPN, 6.0, 6.01 million homes.
4. ''NFL Studio Show'' (Sunday, 9:22 p.m.), ESPN, 5.5, 5.45 million homes.
5. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.7, 3.68 million homes.
6. ''MLB Division Series: Chicago at Atlanta'' (Wednesday, 4:35 p.m.), ESPN, 3.5, 3.52 million homes.
7. ''UAW-GM 500'' (Sunday, 1:05 p.m.), TBS, 3.3, 3.31 million homes.
8. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.3, 3.27 million homes.
9. ''World Championship Wrestling'' (Monday, 8 p.m.), TNT, 3.1, 3.12 million homes.
10. ''WCW Thunder'' (Thursday, 9:06 p.m.), TBS, 3.0, 3.03 million homes.
11. ''NFL Prime Time'' (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.), ESPN, 3.0, 2.98 million homes.
12. ''World Championship Wrestling'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 2.9, 2.89 million homes.
13. ''World Championship Wrestling'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 2.9, 2.89 million homes.
14. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Sunday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.9, 2.86 million homes.
15. ''Rugrats'' (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.82 million homes.
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