TV Ratings for Week of April 21 - 27
ABC holds on to gains made with black households following debate week

(April 29, 2008) The dynamic duo of both airings "American Idol" assumed their usual positions at the top of the 25 most popular TV  shows in black households. "Dancing with the Stars" finished third, but the show headed the charts in a good week for ABC.

ABC was the most watched network again with eight shows posted on the chart for the finale week of April. This give the network a big boost going into the sweeps period. CBS took second place with six shows, followed by Fox which claimed five programs.

The total number of black viewers watching the top 25 shows, according to Nielsen, was 33.7 million, a virtual tie with the previous week's total of 33.4 million. 

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	11.7	2.049
2	AMERICAN IDOL-TUE	FOX	11.6	2.263
3	DANCING W/ THE STARS	ABC	10.4	1.861
4	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	10.2	1.786
5	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	9.8	1.651
6	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	9.4	1.588
7	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	8.7	1.400
8	GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	8.5	1.506
9	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	8.4	1.423
10	CSI	CBS	8.2	1.402
11	UGLY BETTY	ABC	7.8	1.338
12	HELL'S KITCHEN	FOX	7.3	1.398
13	NCIS	CBS	7.2	1.157
14	AMER MOST WANTED	FOX	7.0	1.317
15	COLD CASE	CBS	6.6	1.136
16	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	6.5	1.169
17	EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.	ABC	6.1	1.176
18	AMERICA'S TOP MODEL	CW	6.1	1.149
19	GAME, THE-SUN	CW	5.9	1.151
20	BONES-MON 8P	FOX	5.8	1.036
21	DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	5.8	1.095
22	SAMANTHA WHO?	ABC	5.6	.869
23	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	5.5	1.000
24	DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED	NBC	5.5	.963
25	BROTHERS & SISTERS	ABC	5.4	.826

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of viewers
ages 2+ shown in millions. Rankings are based on
share of black households. 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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