The Week of March 26 – April 1
‘American Idol’ gives Fox week’s top three spots; CBS is the network winner
 
(March 27, 2007) The “American Idol” juggernaut rolls on, giving Fox first and second place on the week’s list of top 25 shows in black households. “House,” the popular medical drama, rode the talent show’s coattails to a third place finish and not even making the two previous weeks.

The NCAA’s Final Four delivered CBS’ highest rated show on the list, and led its nine entries on the top 25. Fox took second place among the networks with six shows. The CW network claimed five shows, followed by ABC’s three and NBC’s two.

The total number of black households watching the top 25 shows, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 33.4 million. Virtually the same as the previous week’s total.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	AMERI IDOL-TUES	FOX	19.2	2.577
2	AMERI IDOL-WED	FOX	17.5	2.350
3	HOUSE	FOX	12.6	1.689
4	NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2	CBS	10.9	1.462
5	GIRLFRIENDS	CW	10.8	1.451
6	CSI	CBS	10.6	1.423
7	SHARK	CBS	10.4	1.397
8	AMER TOP MODEL-2	CW	10.4	1.400
9	DANCING W/ STARS	ABC	10.3	1.379
10	ALL OF US	CW	10.0	1.339
11	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	10.0	1.351
12	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	9.8	1.313
13	GAME, THE	CW	9.6	1.290
14	CSI: NY	CBS	9.5	1.282
15	DANCING W/... RESULT	ABC	9.4	1.258
16	TIL DEATH	FOX	9.2	1.234
17	NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE	CBS	9.1	1.231
18	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	8.1	1.095
19	24	FOX	8.1	1.083
20	COLD CASE SPC	CBS	8.0	1.076
21	EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS	CW	7.4	.994
22	GREY'S ANATOMY	ABC	7.3	.982
23	SHARK - TUES SPC	CBS	7.0	.944
24	PRISON BREAK	FOX	6.8	.918
25	LAW AND ORDER:CI	NBC	6.8	.919

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of homes
shown in millions. All times eastern.



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