Cable TV Ratings for Week of May 19 - 25
Viewers can't get enough NBA playoffs, and TNT again dominates top 25
 
(May 29, 2008) Basketball fans turned to cable for the love of the game, making the NBA Playoffs the dominate favorite among the top 25 shows with black viewers. Usual top five shows like "House of Payne" and "Flavor of Love" got bumped further down the chart.

Eleven on the top 25 cable shows were NBA related. Most interesting is the fact that the most watched game (Charlotte Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs) was one between two cities with smaller black populations.

TBS was the most watched network with eight games on the chart. TBS and USA tied for second with four each. ESPN and VH1 both claimed three shows.

The total number of viewers for the top 25 shows, according to Nielsen, was 31.7 million, a 12 percent increase over the previous week.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

  Rank | Program | Network | Rating | # of Viewers

1	NBA PLAYOFFS Hornets/Spurs	TNT	12.2	2,302
2	NBA PLAYOFFS Lakers/Spurs	TNT	11.6	2,194
3	NBA PLAYOFFS Lakers/Spurs	TNT	11.4	2,123
4	NBA PLAYOFFS Lakers/Spurs	TNT	10.9	1,936
5	NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS Boston/Detroit	ESPN	10.7	1,896
6	NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS   Boston/Detroit	ESPN	10.7	1,931
7	FLAVOR OF LOVE 3	VH1	9.1	1,872
8	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	7.3	1,586
9	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	7.0	1,489
10	MISS RAP SUPREME	VH1	6.3	1,173
11	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	6.0	1,274
12	NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME	TNT	5.9	1,138
13	NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME	TNT	5.8	990
14	NBA DRAFT LOTTERY       L	ESPN	5.3	901
15	NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME	TNT	5.2	1,072
16	NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME	TNT	4.8	974
17	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	4.4	923
18	FLAVOR OF LOVE 3	VH1	4.2	781
19	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	4.2	866
20	COLLEGE HILL	BET	3.9	841
21	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	3.9	792
22	HERBIE FULLY LOADED	DISNEY	3.8	769
23	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	3.7	548
24	LAW & ORDER:CRIM INTENT	USA	3.7	538
25	FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.7	803

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