TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 19 – 25
Football reigns for Thanksgiving week viewing; CBS gobbles up network race
 
(November 28, 2007) In black households, there’s nothing like the age-old tradition of football and Thanksgiving leftovers. More than three million black viewers grabbed a plate and the remote and watched the Philadelphia Eagles almost beat the still unbeaten New England Patriots and made the game No.1 for the week. [The week’s No.1 show in white households was “Dancing with the Stars,” which placed second with black viewers.]

The third most popular show on the top 25 of the week was CBS’s “CSI: Miami,” which led the network’s domination of the chart with 12 shows. ABC and NBC tied for second place with four shows each. Fox had four, followed by the CW with three.

The total number of black viewers watching the top 25 shows during the third full week of November was 39.5 million, just two percent less than the previous week.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	SUN NIGHT FOOTBALL	NBC	9.4	3.389
2	DANCING W/ STARS-MON	ABC	6.0	2.148
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	5.6	2.006
4	SUN NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK	NBC	5.8	2.097
5	DANCING W/STARS -TU	ABC	5.4	1.957
6	THE GAME	CW	5.4	1.937
7	CSI: NY	CBS	4.5	1.622
8	SHARK	CBS	4.4	1.578
9	60 MINUTES	CBS	4.2	1.515
10	COLD CASE	CBS	4.0	1.441
11	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	4.1	1.474
12	GIRLFRIENDS	CW	4.1	1.477
13	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	3.9	1.386
14	FOOTBALL  NT AMER PT 3	NBC	4.0	1.442
15	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	4.0	1.427
16	NCIS	CBS	3.5	1.260
17	WITHOUT A TRACE-THANKS SP	CBS	3.5	1.242
18	AMW: AMER FIGHTS BACK	FOX	3.6	1.312
19	THE UNIT	CBS	3.5	1.244
20	FAMILY GUY	FOX	3.9	1.419
21	HOUSE	FOX	3.9	1.418
22	CSI - THANKSGIVING SP	CBS	3.4	1.221
23	SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	3.5	1.242
24	CANE	CBS	3.1	1.126
25	NUMB3RS	CBS	3.2	1.151

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of viewers
ages 2+ 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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