The Week of May 14 - 20
'Charm School' takes top spot, thanks to women; BET dunks on the NBA Playoffs

(May 22, 2007) Apparently black women staged a revolt against basketball domination of the remote control and pushed VH1’s “Charm School” into first place. It’s just the second time this season it has hit the top spot of most popular shows in black households. The NBA Playoffs were still dominant on the list, taking seven of the top ten positions.

”College Hill” came in a number seven, leading BET’s surge  of six shows on the top 25, making it the week’s winning cable network. TNT followed with five shows, and ESPN had three.

The total number of black households watching the top 25, according to Nielsen, during the third week of May sweeps was 17.8 million. That’s virtually the same as the previous week’s total.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

 Rank | Program | Network | Rating | # of Homes

1	CHARM SCHOOL	VH1	13.4	1,267
2	NBA PLAYOFFS	TNT	15.3	1,191
3	NBA CONF SEMIS	ESPN	14.2	1,158
4	NBA PLAYOFFS	TNT	14.2	1,121
5	NBA PLAYOFFS	TNT	12.9	1,100
6	NBA CONF SEMIS	ESPN	11.3	1,004
7	COLLEGE HILL	BET	10.4	966
8	NBA PLAYOFFS	TNT	10.7	946
9	NBA PLAYOFFS	TNT	9.0	805
10	WWE	USA	7.2	662
11	RUNS HOUSE	BET	7.2	650
12	WWE	USA	6.6	620
13	PROUD FAMILY MOVIE	DISNEY	6.4	577
14	THE SOPRANOS	HBO	5.7	532
15	RUNS HOUSE	MTV	5.6	529
16	HANNAH MONTANA	DISNEY	6.6	493
17	JAMIE FOXX	BET	6.5	487
18	SPONGEBOB	NICK	6.2	483
19	PRIME MOVIE	LIFETIME	5.1	480
20	GIRLFRIENDS	BET	5.6	477
21	GIRLFRIENDS	BET	5.6	469
22	JAMIE FOXX	BET	6.4	468
23	SPORTSCENTER LATE	ESPN	5.5	463
24	ADVENTURE HOLLY’D SNEAK	MTV	5.0	462
25	SPONGEBOB	NICK	6.1	460

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


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