Cable TV Ratings for Week of Jan. 21 - 27
BET's gospel hit lifts channel to top spot; USA and TBS are top networks

(January 31, 2008) The star-studded "Celebration of Gospel" gave BET 2.5 million viewers and the number one spot on the week’s top 25 most popular cable shows in black households. In fact, Sunday night was very good to the network. It also delivered the week's fourth most watch show, the "UNCF Telethon," which broke up TBS's winning block of back-to-back airing of "House of Payne."

The week's winning networks were USA and TBS, both which placed four shows on the charts. BET and Disney followed with three each.
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The total number of black viewers of the top 25, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 27.4 million, or 16 percent greater than the previous week's total.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

 Rank | Program | Network | Rating | # of Viewers

1	CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL	BET	17.0	2,582
2	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	14.9	2,378
3	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	14.0	2,386
4	UNCF TELETHON	BET	13.5	1,739
5	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	11.4	1,759
6	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	9.1	1,451
7	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	6.9	1,004
8	SR/SC DEM DEBATE	CNN	6.7	868
9	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	6.5	999
10	ZOEY 101	NICK	6.5	972
11	ZOEY 101	NICK	6.6	974
12	THE FIRST 48	A&E	6.3	691
13	NBA BASKETBALL	TNT	7.2	693
14	PRIME MOVIE	LIFETIME	5.8	964
15	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	6.2	735
16	MINUTEMEN	DISNEY	6.2	876
17	MINUTEMEN	DISNEY	6.3	806
18	JUMP IN!	DISNEY	5.9	895
19	ANDERSON COOPER 360	CNN	5.4	660
20	NBA BASKETBALL	TNT	5.3	704
21	HBO BAD: 1/26/08	HBO	5.7	716
22	NBA REG SEASON WED	ESPN	5.5	618
23	THE WIRE	HBO	5.0	668
24	JAMIE FOXX	BET	5.6	661
25	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	5.4	682

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Based on live
and same day viewing. Number of viewers shown
in thousands. Representing more than 13.45 million
television households in the U.S., the African-
American television audience is the largest minority
segment in Nielsen measurement samples.
All times eastern.


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