The Week of April 23 – 29
It’s One, Two, Three again for Fox; CBS’ eight shows make it top net again

(May 1, 2007) Fox finishes in first, second and third place for the fourth consecutive week. In the week before the ratings sweep begins, “American Idol” is as solid as ever, and “House” remains the third most popular show in black households.

It’s also four-in-a-row for the week’s top network, CBS, which had eight shows on the top 25 for the fourth week in April. CSI: Miami was again leading the CBS pack. ABC came in second with seven entries, followed by three each for CW and NBC.

The total number of black households watching the top 25, according to Nielsen data, was 31 million. That’s a one percent gain over the previous week’s total.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	AMER IDOL-WED	FOX	17.1	2.301
2	AMER IDOL-TUE	FOX	16.9	2.270
3	HOUSE	FOX	12.1	1.623
4	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	11.9	1.599
5	GREY'S ANATOMY	ABC	11.1	1.488
6	THE GAME	CW	9.8	1.312
7	DANCING W/THE STARS	ABC	9.7	1.307
8	CSI: NY	CBS	9.5	1.281
9	GIRLFRIENDS	CW	9.4	1.266
10	SHARK	CBS	8.9	1.199
11	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	8.9	1.196
12	CSI	CBS	8.6	1.152
13	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	8.5	1.140
14	ALL OF US	CW	8.1	1.095
15	UGLY BETTY	ABC	8.0	1.081
16	DANCING… RESULTS	ABC	7.8	1.046
17	AMERI TOP MODEL-2	CW	7.6	1.024
18	EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS	CW	7.6	1.023
19	HEROES	NBC	7.4	.991
20	COLD CASE	CBS	7.3	.981
21	NUMB3RS	CBS	7.3	.978
22	20/20-FRI	ABC	6.9	.931
23	DEAL OR NO DEAL	NBC	6.9	.932
24	60 MINUTES	CBS	6.7	.906
25	WIFE SWAP-FRI	ABC	6.6	.894

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of homes
shown in millions. All times eastern.

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