TV Ratings for Week of May 26 - June 1
Fox hangs on to No.1 even with 'Idol' gone; CBS's top 25 dominance grows

(June 4, 2008) Even with its cash cow "American Idol" done for the season, Fox managed to take the No.1 spot on the top 25 shows in black households. While it posted less than two million viewers, "So You Think You Can Dance" gave Fox two entries in the top five. The network also had the number two spot with "Hell's Kitchen."

As television's repeat season begins, CBS strengthened its hold over the chart by posting 14 programs on the top 25. Second place for most watched network of the week went to Fox, which had three. ABC posted three shows, and NBC had two.

The total number of viewers for the top 25 shows during the last week of May, according to Nielsen, was 24.4 million. That represents a drop of a third of the audience from the previous week's total.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU	FOX	8.7	1.741
2	HELL'S KITCHEN	FOX	7.5	1.467
3	CSI: NY	CBS	7.4	1.336
4	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED	FOX	7.1	1.391
5	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	6.9	1.149
6	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	6.6	1.155
7	MOMENT OF TRUTH	FOX	6.4	1.164
8	60 MINUTES	CBS	6.1	.983
9	CSI: MIAMI-SPC	CBS	6.0	.953
10	PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME	CBS	5.8	.956
11	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	5.8	1.007
12	NCIS	CBS	5.4	.860
13	SUPERNANNY	ABC	5.2	1.019
14	CSI	CBS	5.2	.837
15	WIFE SWAP	ABC	5.1	.883
16	UNIT, THE	CBS	4.9	.761
17	LAW AND ORDER:SVU 9P	NBC	4.9	.780
18	48 HOURS MYSTERY TUE	CBS	4.8	.794
19	ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT SP	ABC	4.7	.832
20	COLD CASE	CBS	4.7	.683
21	MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD	CBS	4.7	.693
22	NUMB3RS	CBS	4.7	.820
23	AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK	FOX	4.6	.776
24	THE UNIT - TUESDAY SP	CBS	4.5	.646
25	SO YOU THINK ENCORE-5/26	FOX	4.4	.781

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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