The Week of July 16 - 22
'CSI' takes the week’s top two spots; CBS and Fox tie for leading network

(July 24, 2007) Summer is shining favorably on CBS’s franchise drama, “CSI,” which delivered a first- and second-place win for the network during the third week of July. CBS also took third and fourth place with “Shark”and “Criminal Minds” completing the crime shows’ sweep.

CBS’s six chart entries tied with Fox, making both the week’s leading networks among black households. ABC followed with four shows, while the CW and NBC both posted four.

The total number of black households watching the top 25 shows, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 21 million, or five percent more than the previous week’s total.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

Rank | Program | Network | Rating | No. of Homes

1	CSI: NY	CBS	7.8	1055
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7.4	993
3	SHARK – THURS SPCL	CBS	7.3	986
4	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	7.0	935
5	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	6.8	919
6	HELL'S KITCHEN	FOX	6.7	901
7	THINK YOU CAN DANCE-TH	FOX	6.7	907
8	JUST FOR LAUGHS SP-	ABC	6.6	882
9	JUST FOR LAUGHS	ABC	6.5	871
10	CSI	CBS	6.2	828
11	PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS	ABC	6.1	822
12	SHAQ'S BIG CHALLENGE	ABC	6.1	819
13	WIFE SWAP	ABC	6.1	816
14	THINK YOU CAN DANCE- W	FOX	6.1	823
15	ALL OF US	CW	6.0	803
16	DON'T FORGET LYRICS-W	FOX	6.0	804
17	SINGING BEE	NBC	6.0	814
18	THE GAME	CW	5.9	790
19	DON'T FORGET LYRICS-THU	FOX	5.9	787
20	GIRLFRIENDS	CW	5.7	765
21	AMW: AMER FIGHTS BACK	FOX	5.7	773
22	FRI NIGHT SMACKDOWN	CW	5.5	733
23	LAW AND ORDER:SVU-SUN	NBC	5.5	735
24	NCIS	CBS	5.4	730
25	AMERICA'S GOT TALENT	NBC	5.4	727

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of homes
shown in millions. Representing more than 13.45 million
television households in the U.S., the African-
American television audience is the largest minority
segment in Nielsen measurement samples.
All times eastern.

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