Black TV Ratings for Week of June 1 - 7
ABC rides the NBA Finals to No.1 show and most watched network title

(June 9, 2009) The NBA proved potent enough give broadcast TV the same big boost it gave to cable. Of the 14 million viewers for the second NBA Finals game between the L.A. Lakers and the Orlando Magic, 4.7 million black viewers made it their favorite program of the week. The first game scored No.2 on the Top 25 chart with 4.6 million.

ABC took the week's most watched network title with 12.3 million viewers for just four NBA-related shows. CBS dropped back to a rare second in the network title race with 10.8 million. The two-part interview with President Obama at the White House and its repeats airings helped make NBC the week's third most watched network.

The total number of viewers for the Top 25 most popular shows in black households, according to Nielsen, was 35.4 million. That's a whopping 46 percent increase over last week's total.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

 Rank | Program | Network | AA Share | AA Rating | No. of Viewers 2+
 

1	NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2	ABC	22.4	12.9	4.784
2	NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1	ABC	22.4	12.6	4.646
3	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	9.9	4.8	1.768
4	GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 1	ABC	8.7	4.6	1.699
5	NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1	NBC	7.9	4.0	1.477
6	NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2	NBC	7.8	4.1	1.504
7	NBC NWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2	NBC	7.2	3.6	1.347
8	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	7.1	3.4	1.271
9	THE MENTALIST - TUE	CBS	6.8	3.2	1.188
10	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	6.7	3.4	1.241
11	NCIS	CBS	6.6	3.0	1.128
12	GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 2	ABC	6.2	3.3	1.215
13	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED	FOX	6.1	3.1	1.152
14	THE MENTALIST	CBS	5.8	2.7	1.006
15	CSI: NY	CBS	5.5	2.9	1.083
16	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	5.3	2.7	1.014
17	DATELINE FRI	NBC	5.3	2.7	.989
18	NBC NWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1	NBC	5.3	2.7	.982
19	CSI	CBS	5.0	2.1	.776
20	48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY	CBS	4.9	2.4	.885
21	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU	FOX	4.8	2.6	.957
22	NUMB3RS	CBS	4.8	2.2	.820
23	FAMILY GUY	FOX	4.8	2.3	.853
24	48 HOURS MYSTERY	CBS	4.8	2.4	.882
25	FLASHPOINT	CBS	4.7	2.2	.822

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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