Black TV Ratings for Week of April 9

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Black TV Ratings for Week of April 9 - 15
Black viewers, 'Grey's Anatomy' keep ABC's 'Scandal' competitive on Thursdays

(April 17, 2012) ABC's newcomer "Scandal" is holding its own against the stiff prime time competition on Thursday nights. Thanks to the loyalty of Black viewers (who compose 23% of the show's 7.5 million overall audience) and a solid lead-in from "Grey's Anatomy," the political drama again took No.2 on the Top 25.

"Scandal" is also having an impact on the network race. The usual favorite CBS just barely finished the second week of April as the most watched network in Black homes, with 9.9 million watching 10 shows. ABC closely followed with 9.5 million for seven shows. Fox was third with 4.6 million across four programs.

The total number of viewers watching the Top 25 shows in Black households, according to Nielsen, was down 11% from the previous week to 27.9 million.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

Rank | Program | Network | % AA Homes | % of AA | No. Viewers 2+

1	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	10.8	5.3	1,996
2	SCANDAL	ABC	9.6	4.6	1,744
3	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	7.8	4.0	1,497
4	AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY	FOX	7.3	3.7	1,377
5	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	7.2	3.5	1,299
6	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	7.0	3.3	1,253
7	BODY OF PROOF	ABC	6.7	3.1	1,154
8	SCANDAL SP-4/9	ABC	6.6	3.1	1,184
9	GREY'S ANATOMY	ABC	6.6	3.2	1,206
10	NCIS: LOS ANGELES	CBS	6.3	3.1	1,161
11	NCIS	CBS	5.7	2.7	1,010
12	NYC 22	CBS	5.7	2.9	1,095
13	CSI	CBS	5.6	2.6	978
14	VOICE	NBC	5.5	2.7	1,030
15	MISSING	ABC	5.4	2.6	960
16	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	5.3	2.5	934
17	VOICE:RESULTS SHOW	NBC	5.3	2.6	976
18	UNFORGETTABLE	CBS	5.3	2.7	1,018
19	THE GOOD WIFE	CBS	5.1	2.6	966
20	CLEVELAND SP 4/15 9:30P	FOX	4.8	2.4	895
21	PERSON OF INTEREST SP	CBS	4.8	2.3	871
22	TOUCH	FOX	4.6	2.3	871
23	HAWAII FIVE-0	CBS	4.5	2.2	814
24	BIGGEST LOSER 13	NBC	4.4	2.1	776
25	60 MINUTES	CBS	4.4	2.0	761

Source: The Nielsen Co.. Number of viewers ages 2+ shown in thousands (1,000 = 1 million). Rankings are based on share of black households. Representing more than 13.45 million television households in the U.S., the African-American television audience is the largest minority segment in Nielsen's measurement samples. All times eastern.

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