The Week of April 2 - 8
‘Flavor’ - ‘New York’ franchise lets VH1 take top spot and week’s top network

(April 12, 2007) The reality shows “Flavor of Love” and its spin-off “I Love New York” made VH1 the most popular cable network in black households during the first week of April. “New York” took the number spot and “Charm School,” the network’s newest reality offering benefited from its lead-in to capture second place.

VH1’s 10 programs was a record number of entries on the top 25. Right behind was BET with its seven contenders on the chart, including “Spring Bling.” Nickelodeon claimed four spots and USA had two.

The total number of black households watching the top 25, according to Nielsen Media Research,  was 18 million. That’s represents a whopping 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	19.1	1,822
2	CHARM SCHOOL TRAILER	VH1	17.7	1,712
3	COLLEGE HILL	BET	9.8	927
4	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	8.6	808
5	SPRING BLING	BET	8.5	750
6	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	7.6	727
7	SPRING BLING	BET	8.5	721
8	CHARM SCHOOL PREVIEW	VH1	7.7	710
9	RUNS HOUSE	BET	7.4	701
10	ACCEPTABLE TV	VH1	7.1	676
11	FLAVOR OF LOVE 2	VH1	7.2	660
12	SOPRANOS, THE	HBO	7.3	650
13	SPRING BLING	BET	8.0	645
14	I LOVE NEW YORK	VH1	7.1	625
15	DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	6.9	578
16	FLAVOR OF LOVE	VH1	6.6	567
17	NED DECLASSIFIED	NICK	6.4	551
18	FLAVOR OF LOVE	VH1	6.7	548
19	FLAVOR OF LOVE 2	VH1	6.3	530
20	MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	6.0	529
21	NAKED BROTHERS BAND	NICK	6.4	526
22	NED DECLASSIFIED	NICK	6.6	524
23	I LOVE NEW YORK	VH1	5.9	520
24	NCAA WMNS BSKT POST	ESPN	5.5	517
25	SPRING BLING	BET	6.5	508

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

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