TV Ratings for Week of Feb. 25 - March 2
'Raisin' cast out shines 'Idol' as week's No.1 show; CBS takes top network
 
(March 4, 2008) ABC trumped the dominance of "American Idol" with the all-star cast of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun." The classic drama, featuring Sean Combs and Phylicia Rashad, attracted more than five million black viewers, almost twice the average "Idol" audience. Fox's juggernaut did capture the second through fourth spots on the chart.

CBS was the week's top network with black households, with eight shows on the top 25 list. Fox followed with seven, while ABC had five. NBC had fours shows, and the CW posted one.

The total number of black viewers for the top 25 shows during the last week of February, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 40.5 million -- a 9.5 percent increase over the previous week.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	ABC PREMIERE EVENT-2/25 'A RAISIN IN THE SUN'	ABC	15.0	5.411
2	AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/28	FOX	8.0	2.892
3	AMERICAN IDOL-TUES	FOX	8.0	2.889
4	AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	8.2	2.949
5	OPRAH'S BIG GIVE	ABC	5.7	2.051
6	DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	5.1	1.848
7	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	4.0	1.442
8	60 MINUTES	CBS	4.1	1.472
9	EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.	ABC	3.9	1.386
10	BACK TO YOU SP-2/26 9:30P	FOX	4.1	1.473
11	NCIS	CBS	3.4	1.218
12	HERE COME THE NEWLYWEDS	ABC	3.6	1.300
13	PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME	CBS	3.5	1.266
14	BACK TO YOU SP-2/27 9:30P	FOX	3.7	1.313
15	LAW AND ORDER:SVU-SUN	NBC	3.2	1.140
16	CSI	CBS	3.0	1.081
17	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	2.9	1.032
18	SUPERNANNY	ABC	3.2	1.168
19	CSI: NY	CBS	2.9	1.026
20	AMERICA'S TOP MODEL-4	CW	3.0	1.077
21	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	2.8	1.012
22	NUMB3RS	CBS	2.9	1.061
23	DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	3.3	1.177
24	AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK	FOX	2.7	.983
25	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	2.4	.866

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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