TV Ratings for Week of March 10 - 16
'Idol' does what it does and Oprah goes top five; Fox takes the week
 
(March 19, 2008) "American Idol" captured the No.1 and 2 spots on the listing of the 25 most popular shows with black households. Newbie, "Oprah's Big Give," moved into the top five, after being No. 6 last week.

The week was a strong one for Fox. Monday was the only night of the week that at least one of its primetime shows wasn't on the top 25 favorites. With nine programs on the list, Fox was the week's winning network. CBS and NBC followed with five each, while ABC and the CW both posted three.

The total number of black viewers for the top 25 during the second week in March, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 32.7 million. That is a 14 percent drop from the previous week's 38.3 million.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	AMERICAN IDOL-TUES	FOX	8.6	3.091
2	AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	7.7	2.769
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	3.7	1.346
4	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	3.9	1.420
5	OPRAH'S BIG GIVE	ABC	3.9	1.389
6	MOMENT OF TRUTH	FOX	3.9	1.402
7	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	3.5	1.259
8	CSI	CBS	3.5	1.270
9	NEW AMSTERDAM	FOX	3.4	1.222
10	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	3.5	1.276
11	AMERICA’S MOST WANTED	FOX	3.6	1.304
12	DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	3.1	1.119
13	DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	3.4	1.221
14	PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO	ABC	3.2	1.162
15	LAW AND ORDER:SVU-SUN	NBC	3.0	1.069
16	EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION	ABC	3.2	1.139
17	60 MINUTES	CBS	2.8	1.009
18	CANTERBURY'S LAW	FOX	3.0	1.084
19	FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN	CW	3.3	1.198
20	AMERICA'S TOP MODEL-4	CW	2.8	1.006
21	SMALLVILLE	CW	2.6	.950
22	DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED	NBC	2.8	1.007
23	SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER	FOX	2.6	.944
24	CSI: NY	CBS	2.5	.913
25	COPS 2	FOX	3.2	1.138

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.
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