Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 15 - 21
'Meet the Browns' stays locked at No.1; 'Hawthorne' posts strong debut

(June 18, 2009) TBS' "Meet the Browns" repeated its usual No.1 performance by growing its audience slightly during the third week of June. The Tyler Perry hit sit-com had nearly 2.7 million black viewers for one of its two weekly episodes.

TNT's "Hawthorne," starring Jada Pinkett had a very strong Tuesday night debut. The medical drama attracted 1.6 million black viewers to take the fourth spot on the week's Top 25 most popular cable shows in black households.

The most watched cable network was TBS -- again -- with 10.9 viewers for its six Top 25 shows. BET followed with 6.3 million over seven programs. TNT posted a third place finish with 3.9 million for four shows.

The total number of viewers for the Top 25, according to Nielsen data, was 28.5 million, a 13 percent increase over the previous week.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

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

1	MEET THE BROWNS	TBS	12.5	19.4	2,686
2	MEET THE BROWNS	TBS	11.6	18.2	2,536
3	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	9.4	15.0	2,003
4	HAWTHORNE	TNT	8.4	13.5	1,665
5	COLLEGE HILL 6: S. BEACH	BET	8.2	12.6	1,568
6	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	8.2	13.5	1,730
7	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	7.2	11.0	1,464
8	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	6.5	10.3	1,355
9	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	6.1	10.4	1,207
10	WELCOME TO DREAMLAND	BET	5.2	8.0	935
11	THE CLOSER	TNT	5.1	8.1	858
12	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	4.9	8.2	962
13	BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	4.4	7.4	864
14	SAVING GRACE	TNT	4.4	6.8	845
15	BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK	BET	4.1	7.2	829
16	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	4.0	7.1	791
17	RUNS HOUSE	MTV	4.0	6.2	754
18	HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2	DISNEY	4.0	7.2	1,082
19	REAL HSWIVES OF NJ	BRAVO	4.0	6.2	655
20	THE GAME	BET	3.9	6.4	817
21	THE FIRST 48	A&E	3.7	5.9	660
22	ROYAL PAINS	USA	3.6	5.8	648
23	COLLEGE HILL 6: S. BEACH	BET	3.6	6.9	693
24	COLLEGE HILL 6: S. BEACH	BET	3.5	6.8	666
25	RAISING THE BAR	TNT	3.5	5.3	585

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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