TV Ratings for Week of Feb. 4 - 10
American Idol, Grammies are favorite shows; Fox remains week's top network

(February 12, 2008) Only the "Grammy Awards" were able to  break up the usual one-two punch of Fox's "American Idol." Still, talent competitions were the favorite viewing of black households during the first week of February. On a percentage basis, the Grammies were more popular with blacks than whites. Fox's new show, "Moment of Truth," rode Idol’s Wednesday coattails to a fourth place finish.

The week’s leading network was Fox, which had seven shows on the top 25. CBS and NBC tied for second with five spots each. The CW followed with four, then ABC with three.

The total number of black viewers watching the top 25, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 40.3 million, a 28 percent drop from the previous week’s total.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

Rank | Program | Network | Rating | No. of Viewers

1	AMERICAN IDOL-TUES	FOX	9.8	3.52
2	GRAMMY AWARDS	CBS	10.0	3.59
3	AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	10.0	3.60
4	MOMENT OF TRUTH	FOX	7.0	2.50
5	HOUSE	FOX	5.9	2.11
6	THE GAME	CW	4.5	1.60
7	CSI	CBS	4.1	1.46
8	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	3.9	1.40
9	60 MINUTES	CBS	3.9	1.40
10	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	4.0	1.43
11	20/20 SP EDITION-2/4	ABC	3.6	1.28
12	GIRLFRIENDS	CW	4.0	1.44
13	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	3.5	1.25
14	DANCE WAR	ABC	3.4	1.24
15	PRISON BREAK	FOX	3.4	1.23
16	TERMINATOR: SCC	FOX	3.5	1.27
17	SMALLVILLE	CW	3.1	1.10
18	LAW AND ORDER-SAT	NBC	3.0	1.09
19	DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	3.2	1.13
20	LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT	NBC	3.0	1.08
21	WIFE SWAP	ABC	2.8	1.00
22	FRI NIGHT SMACKDOWN	CW	3.6	1.29
23	DEAL OR NO DEAL 2/7	NBC	3.2	114
24	DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	3.1	1.10
25	LOST	ABC	2.9	1.05

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of viewers
ages 2+ shown in millions. 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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