WWF now crushing WCW in ratings, beating them by 20-30% head to head. Seems BF mastered the art of timing yet again.
Kory
------------------------------- Weekly Cable Nielsen Rankings
.c The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Feb. 22-28. Each ratings point represents 994,000 households. Day and start time (EST) are included in parentheses.
1. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 4.2, 4.18 million homes.
2. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 4.2, 4.15 million homes.
3. ''WCW Monday Nitro Live!'' (Monday, 8 p.m.), TNT, 3.8, 3.8 million homes.
4. ''WCW Monday Nitro Live!'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 3.6, 3.54 million homes.
5. ''WCW Monday Nitro Live!'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 3.3, 3.32 million homes.
6. ''Sister Act'' (Sunday, 9:01 p.m.), TBS, 3.2, 3.17 million homes.
7. ''WCW Thunder'' (Thursday, 8:58 p.m.), TBS, 2.9, 2.85 million homes.
8. ''WWF Wrestling'' (Sunday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.8, 2.8 million homes.
9. ''Rugrats'' (Monday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8, 2.77 million homes.
10. ''Rugrats'' (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.6, 2.57 million homes.
11. ''Rugrats'' (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.5, 2.44 million homes.
12. ''All That!'' (Saturday, 8:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.5, 2.44 million homes.
13. ''Rugrats'' (Friday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.4, 2.39 million homes.
14. ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.4, 2.35 million homes.
15. ''Saturday Nicktoons TV'' (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.4, 2.34 million homes.
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