The Week of June 18 – 24
TBS’ ‘Payne’ heads cable's top 25 again; ‘Raven’ makes Disney winning network

(June 27, 2007) For the third consecutive week TBS’ “House of Payne” was the No.1 cable program among black households. The two airings Tyler Perry’s comedy were the only shows to attract more than a million homes during the third week of June, according to Nielsen data.

”That’s So Raven” made Disney the most watched cable network for the week, taking six of its 13 slots. TBS came in second with just three entries. MTV, USA and TNT followed with two shows each.

The total number of black households watching the top 25 shows moved up to 16.4 million from 15 million the previous week.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

 Rank | Program | Network | Rating | # of Homes

1	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	18.8	1,660
2	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	16.0	1,354
3	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	9.7	900
4	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	9.8	893
5	CLOSER, THE	TNT	9.5	857
6	HANNAH MONTANA	DISNEY	9.4	793
7	NICK CANNONS WILD & OUT	MTV	8.0	696
8	SPY KIDS 3: GAME OVER	DISNEY	9.1	673
9	HANNAH MONTANA	DISNEY	8.1	664
10	TWITCHES	DISNEY	7.6	593
11	THATS SO RAVEN	DISNEY	6.2	559
12	THATS SO RAVEN	DISNEY	6.1	535
13	EVER’Y LOVES RAYMOND	TBS	6.0	529
14	MAKING THE BAND 4	MTV	5.7	525
15	ROAD TO HS MUSICAL 2	DISNEY	5.8	522
16	HEARTLAND	TNT	5.4	502
17	THATS SO RAVEN	DISNEY	5.9	501
18	THATS SO RAVEN	DISNEY	6.1	485
19	THATS SO RAVEN	DISNEY	5.4	483
20	FUTURAMA	ADULT SWIM	5.4	476
21	CHARM SCHOOL	VH1	5.2	471
22	THATS SO RAVEN	DISNEY	5.7	465
23	LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE	DISNEY	5.1	456
24	LIFE WITH DEREK	DISNEY	5.3	455
25	MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	5.3	449

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

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