Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 8 - 14
TBS and "Meet the Browns" settle in their No.1 position on cable's Top 25

(June 18, 2009) "Meet the Browns" had little trouble attracting its usual audience of two million-plus viewers. It helped that the reigning king of Wednesday nights, Tyler Perry, did not have to compete head-to-head with the NBA Finals. TBS claimed the top four spots on the Top 25 cable chart.

Signs that increased viewing by kids off from school remained evident with Disney and Nickelodeon favorites holding on at the lower 25.

TBS was easily the most watched cable network of the week with 10.1 million viewers for its six programs. BET claimed second place with 6.6 million viewers over nine shows. USA posted 2.7 million viewers for two shows.

The total number of viewers watching the Top 25 most popular shows in black households, according to Nielsen data,  was down a slight four percent to 25.4 million.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

   Rank | Program | Network | AA Rating | AA Share | Viewers 2+
 

1	MEET THE BROWNS	TBS	12.1	18.4	2,503
2	MEET THE BROWNS	TBS	11.4	17.4	2,370
3	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	9.2	14.1	1,736
4	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	7.4	11.5	1,453
5	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	6.6	9.8	1,560
6	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	6.3	10.2	1,246
7	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	5.6	8.5	1,234
8	COLLEGE HILL 6: S. BEACH	BET	5.5	8.2	1,018
9	THE CLOSER	TNT	4.7	7.2	835
10	TOP 12 MOMENTS BET AWARDS	BET	4.7	7.0	826
11	BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	4.4	7.6	776
12	WELCOME TO DREAMLAND	BET	4.3	6.4	841
13	TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES	TNT	4.3	7.4	828
14	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	4.3	7.3	802
15	BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	4.2	6.6	772
16	PARENT TRAP, THE (1998)	DISNEY	3.7	5.7	1,024
17	RAISING THE BAR	TNT	3.6	5.4	608
18	BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	3.5	5.6	652
19	BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	3.4	6.1	659
20	ARMY WIVES	LIFETIME	3.4	4.9	537
21	ALADDIN (MOVIE)	DISNEY	3.2	5.1	757
22	GAME, THE	BET	3.1	5.2	563
23	TRUE BLOOD	HBO P*	3.1	4.6	653
24	GAME, THE	BET	3.1	5.2	571
25	SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.0	5.3	671

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Based on live and same day viewing. Number of viewers shown in thousands (1,000 = 1 million). Representing more than 13.45 million television households in the U.S., the African- American television audience is the largest minority segment in Nielsen's measurement samples. All times eastern.

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