Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 19 – 25
'I Love NY' is No.1 for third consecutive week; BET, TBS tie for top network

(November 30, 2007) Black cable viewers again sent the VH1 series, “I Love New York” to No.1 for the third week in-a-row. “Monday Night Football” was the second most watched cable show for the week (it was No.1 in white households).

BET was able to finish off the November sweeps period with a good showing. It tied with TBS (home of “House of Payne”) for the title of week most popular network with six shows on the chart. VH1, Disney and Nickelodeon had a three-way tie for second with three shows each.

The total number of black viewers watching the top 25 cable shows was 30 million, an increase of 3.8 percent over the previous week’s total.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

 Rank | Program | Network | Rating | # of Viewers

1	I LOVE NEW YORK 2	VH1	10.9	2,344
2	NFL REG SEASON	ESPN	8.4	1,609
3	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	6.7	1,913
4	KEYSHIA COLE SERIES	BET	6.6	1,427
5	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	6.5	1,826
6	SUNDAY BEST	BET	5.7	1,434
7	THE BEYONCE EXPERIENCE	BET	5.5	1,351
8	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	5.5	1,633
9	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	5.4	1,205
10	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	5.3	1,205
11	VIBE AWARDS SPECIAL	VH1	5.2	1,034
12	TBS MOVIE EXTRA	TBS	5.0	1,127
13	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	4.8	1,245
14	KEYSHIA COLE SERIES	BET	4.6	1,000
15	HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2	DISNEY	4.4	1,106
16	SUNDAY BEST	BET	4.4	920
17	SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.3	802
18	SATURDAY MOVIE III	LIFET	4.2	806
19	CHEETAH GIRLS 2	DISNEY	4.2	907
20	SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.2	806
21	SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.0	758
22	COLLEGE HILL: INTERNS	BET	4.0	862
23	HOUSE OF PAYNE SPECIAL	TBS	4.0	974
24	SANTA CLAUSE 2	DISNEY	3.9	895
25	I LOVE NEW YORK 2	VH1	3.9	831

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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