Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 12 - 18
Black viewers still love ‘New York’; BET repeats as cable’s No.1 network

(November 23, 2007) VH1’s “I Love New York” captured the hearts of black cable viewers again to make it the No.1 show on the top 25 for the second week in a row. During the second full week in November, the reality favorite claimed 1.8 million black viewers. [The top cable show in white households was ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.]

BET also repeated its previous week’s performance as the top cable network with six programs posting on the top 25. TBS, USA and VH1 all tied for second with four shows each.

The total number of black viewers watching the top 25 cable shows was 28.9 million. That represents a 43 percent increase over the previous week’s total of 20.3 million.

[Note: Beginning this week we are listing the audience totals by individual viewers age two and older instead of by households. This information is provided by Nielsen and allows for easier comparisons with other published Nielsen data.]

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

 Rank | Program | Network | Rating | # of Viewers

1	I LOVE NEW YORK 2	VH1	11.9	1,863
2	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	10.9	1,747
3	NFL REGULAR SEASON	ESPN	10.4	1,251
4	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	10.5	1,625
5	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	10.3	1,746
6	SALT N PEPA SHOW	VH1	9.8	1,436
7	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	9.7	1,546
8	SPONGEBOB ATLANTIS PANTIS	NICK	9.4	1,400
9	KEYSHIA COLE SERIES	BET	9.3	1,297
10	SUNDAY BEST	BET	9.0	1,405
11	GOTTIS WAY	VH1	7.9	989
12	KEYSHIA COLE SERIES	BET	7.2	1,058
13	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	7.1	1,099
14	BEHIND THE PANTIS	NICK	6.7	895
15	RUNS HOUSE	MTV	7.0	1,076
16	RUNS HOUSE	MTV	6.5	1,069
17	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	6.1	993
18	LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)	USA	6.4	750
19	ADV OF SHARK BOY & LAVA G	DISNEY	6.6	875
20	KEYSHIA COLE SERIES	BET	6.6	872
21	COLLEGE HILL: INTERNS	BET	6.2	911
22	MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	6.2	746
23	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	5.7	684
24	SHOT AT LOVE: TILA TEQUIL	MTV	5.7	835
25	I LOVE NEW YORK 2	VH1	5.5	784

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Based on live
and same day viewing. Number of viewers shown
in thousands. 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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