Cable TV Ratings for Week of Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
‘Monday Night Football’ takes back No.1 spot; BET, USA week’s top nets

(November 30, 2007) The “Monday Night Football” took back the No.1 spot as the most popular cable programming in black households. The match-up between Miami and Pittsburgh attracted 2.1 million black viewers and nudged “I Love NY” from what would have been it’s fourth consecutive top showing. VH1, however, did take second and third place.

BET and USA tied for the week’s top network title by each posting eight shows on the top 25. TBS followed with four, VH1 had three, and ESPN posted two shows. The NFL Network claimed its first appearance on the top 25 cable list thanks to the Cowboys and Packers game.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the total number of black viewers watching the top 25 shows during the last week of November was 29.2 million. That’s two percent decline from the previous week.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

 Rank | Program | Network | Rating | # of Viewers

1	NFL REGULAR SEASON	ESPN	15.1	2,116
2	I LOVE NEW YORK 2	VH1	12.7	1,938
3	SALT N PEPA SHOW	VH1	11.2	1,635
4	KEYSHIA COLE SERIES	BET	11.2	1,606
5	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	9.5	1,486
6	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	8.5	1,409
7	KEYSHIA COLE SERIES	BET	8.2	1,019
8	GOTTIS WAY	VH1	8.2	1,028
9	SUNDAY BEST	BET	8.5	1,150
10	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	7.8	1,325
11	COLLEGE HILL: INTERNS	BET	7.6	1,045
12	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	7.5	1,367
13	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	6.6	1,333
14	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	6.9	1,196
15	NFL REG SEASON GAME	NFL	7.2	967
16	COLLEGE HILL: INTERNS	BET	6.4	868
17	NBA REG SEASON FRI	ESPN	7.3	816
18	LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)	USA	6.3	830
18	MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	6.3	837
19	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	6.1	852
20	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	6.1	856
21	AMERICAN GANGSTER	BET	6.1	725
22	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	5.8	687
23	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	5.8	717
24	KEYSHIA COLE SERIES	BET	5.5	684
25	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	5.5	774

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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