The Week of March 5 - 11
‘I Love New York’ puts VH1 on top, but ‘College Hill’ makes BET winning network

(March 15, 2007) Reality shows dominated the list of top 25 most popular cable programs in black households. VH1’s “I Love New York” was the number one show for the first full week of March, with just under two million homes tuning in to both airings.

However, the return of “College Hill” helped make BET the winning network for the week. Three million black households tuned in watch one of the four airings. The network had eight shows on the chart. Nickelodeon and USA followed with four entries each.

The total number of black households watching the top ten, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 14.8, a 28 percent increase over the previous week’s total.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

 Rank | Program | Network | Rating | # of Homes

1	I LOVE NEW YORK	VH1	14.2	1,392
2	COLLEGE HILL	BET	11.0	1,031
3	COLLEGE HILL	BET	9.8	932
4	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	9.2	879
5	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	7.4	722
6	COLLEGE HILL	BET	6.7	638
7	LIFE SUPPORT	HBO	7.7	634
8	I LOVE NEW YORK	VH1	6.2	586
9	COLLEGE HILL	BET	5.9	526
10	MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	6.0	524
11	MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	5.5	514
12	FAMILY GUY	ADULT SWIM	5.2	495
13	NBA REG SEASON SUN	ESPN	5.2	489
14	FUTURAMA	ADULT SWIM	5.1	478
15	ZOEY 101	NICK	5.4	471
16	THE FIRST 48	A&E	4.8	466
17	BET COMICVIEW	BET	5.2	464
18	PIXEL PERFECT	DISNEY	4.9	461
19	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	5.4	460
20	PARENT TRAP ‘98	DISNEY	4.9	449
21	FRESH PRINCE	NICK	4.6	447
22	FRESH PRINCE	NICK	4.6	444
23	SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.9	439
24	WIRE, THE	BET	4.5	435
25	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	5.0	431

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of homes
shown in thousand


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