Black TV Ratings for Week of June 4 - 12
Fox is week's most watched network, thanks to Sunday's animated comedies

(June 13, 2012) With the TV season now in summer reruns, Black TV viewers went looking for an alternative to their favorite shows. NBC pushed Fox down to No.3 by taking No.1 and 2 with "America's Got Talent." CBS wasn't able to finish higher than sixth place.

Fox's Sunday prime time animated comedies helped deliver the most watched network title, with 7.3 million viewers across nine shows. CBS claimed 7.2 million for ten shows and second place. NBC was third  at 2.7 million for three shows.

The total number of viewers watching the Top 25 shows in black households stayed steady with the previous week's total at 19.8 million.

 Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TU 8P	NBC	5.8	3.0	1,138
2	AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-MON	NBC	5.6	2.7	1,034
3	SO YOU THINK CAN DANCE	FOX	5.6	2.9	1,104
4	DUETS	ABC	5.0	2.3	856
5	ROOKIE BLUE	ABC	4.9	2.3	848
6	CSI	CBS	4.7	2.3	884
7	NCIS	CBS	4.6	2.2	813
8	NCIS: LOS ANGELES	CBS	4.6	2.1	789
9	20/20-FRI	ABC	4.6	2.1	790
10	PERSON OF INTEREST	CBS	4.3	2.1	777
11	THE CHOICE	FOX	4.3	2.3	883
12	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	4.2	2.1	779
13	HAWAII FIVE-0	CBS	3.9	1.9	699
14	HELL'S KITCHEN-MON	FOX	3.9	1.9	710
15	AMERICAN DAD	FOX	3.9	2.0	753
16	FAMILY GUY	FOX	3.9	2.2	819
17	SIMPSONS	FOX	3.8	2.2	841
18	BOB'S BURGERS	FOX	3.7	2.2	814
19	60 MINUTES	CBS	3.6	1.7	623
20	THE MENTALIST	CBS	3.6	1.7	629
21	BLUE BLOODS	CBS	3.6	1.7	640
22	MASTERCHEF-MON	FOX	3.6	1.8	666
23	48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY	CBS	3.6	1.6	592
24	CLEVELAND	FOX	3.5	1.9	730
25	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	3.5	1.6	617

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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