The Week of July 2 - 8
‘CSI: Miami’ tops CBS’ win for week’s top show and leading network

(July 11, 2007) With the Fourth of July holiday falling in the middle of the week, many black TV viewers were tending the grill rather than the remote. None of the top 25 most popular shows had a million households, but CSI: Miami put CBS in the No.1 position.

CBS also took the title of the week's leading network – again – with eight shows on the chart. ABC followed with six winners, while Fox and the CW had four each. NBC claimed three shows.

The total number of black households watching the top 25, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 17.9 million. That represents a drop of eight percent over the previous week’s 19.5 million households.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

Rank | Program | Network | Rating | No. of Homes

1	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7.1	949
2	WIFE SWAP	ABC	6.1	826
3	FRI NIGHT SMACKDOWN	CW	6.1	818
4	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	6.1	820
5	GIRLFRIENDS	CW	6.0	808
6	HELL'S KITCHEN	FOX	5.9	794
7	SMARTER THAN 5TH THU	FOX	5.9	788
8	THE GAME	CW	5.7	770
9	SMARTER THAN 5TH	FOX	5.6	751
10	AMW: AMERI FIGHTS BACK	FOX	5.5	745
11	LAW AND ORDER:SVU-SUN	NBC	5.5	739
12	CSI 10PM SPECIAL	CBS	5.4	730
13	60 MINUTES	CBS	5.1	679
14	48 HOURS MYSTERY TUE	CBS	5.0	669
15	ALL OF US	CW	4.9	662
16	AMERICA'S GOT TALENT	NBC	4.9	665
17	EXTREME MAKEOVER SP	ABC	4.8	647
18	SUPERNANNY	ABC	4.8	643
19	20/20-FRI	ABC	4.8	647
20	COLD CASE	CBS	4.8	650
21	48 HOURS MYSTERY	CBS	4.8	640
22	BIG BROTHER 8-THU	CBS	4.7	628
23	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	4.7	636
24	PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS	ABC	4.6	612
25	SHAQ'S BIG CHALLENGE	ABC	4.6	625

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of homes
shown in millions. 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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