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Cable
TV Ratings for Week of September 15 - 21
'Monday Night Football' scores for ESPN; 'Payne' delivers network title
to TBS (September
24, 2008) It's game on as ESPN regains the No.1 spot from House of Payne
on the list of Top 25 most watched cable shows during the third week of
September. Not surprising since the match-up between Dallas and
Philadelphia delivered big black populations. Payne did take the second
through fifth positions easily.
TBS retained the most watched cable network title with 5.6 million
viewers for House of Payne. TNT came in second with5.2 million. VH1 was
third with 3.9 million.
Top 25
Cable Shows in Black Households
Rank | Program | Network | AA Rating | AA
Share | Viewers 2+
1
NFL
REGULAR SEASON
ESPN
16.1
22.9
3,333
2
HOUSE OF
PAYNE
TBS
7.6
11.1
1,494
3
HOUSE OF
PAYNE
TBS
7.5
11.0
1,451
4
HOUSE OF
PAYNE
TBS
7.4
10.9
1,383
5
HOUSE OF
PAYNE
TBS
6.4
9.7
1,276
6
SAT NIGHT
NEW CLASSICS
TNT
5.9
9.6
1,056
7
TNT BIG
PICTURE MOVIES
TNT
5.6
9.2
1,085
8
FROM GS TO
GENTS
MTV
5.6
8.4
941
9
CLOSER,
THE
TNT
5.0
6.8
916
10
TNT BIG
PICTURE MOVIES
TNT
4.9
8.2
1,016
11
WWE
ENTERTAINMENT
USA
4.6
6.4
928
12
WWE
ENTERTAINMENT
USA
4.4
6.0
914
13
I WANT TO
WORK FOR DIDDY
VH1
4.3
5.8
685
14
ARMY WIVES
LIFE TIME
4.1
5.8
726
15
LUKES
PARENTAL ADVISORY
VH1
3.9
5.5
692
16
NEW YORK
GOES 2 HOLLYWOOD
VH1
3.9
5.3
641
17
MAKING THE
BAND 4
MTV
3.8
5.6
618
18
I LOVE
MONEY
VH1
3.8
5.3
622
19
LINCOLN
HEIGHTS
ABC FAMILY
3.7
5.6
752
20
THE FIRST
48
A&E
3.6
5.2
583
21
RAISING
THE BAR
TNT
3.5
4.9
601
22
I LOVE
MONEY
VH1
3.4
5.2
660
23
R&R
PICTURE SHOW
VH1
3.4
5.3
626
24
TNT BIG
PICTURE MOVIES
TNT
3.2
5.2
574
25
BET MOVIE
OF THE WEEK
BET
3.1
4.7
619
Source:
Nielsen Media Research. Based on live and same day viewing. Number of
viewers shown in thousands. 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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