TV Ratings for Week of Oct. 1- 7
NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ returns to No.1; CBS remains week’s network winner

(October 9, 2007) The classic rivalry between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers delivered a victory for NBC’s Sunday night NFL match-up. More than 1.7 million black households tuned in to the game, giving it the No.1 spot on the top 25 most popular shows, followed the CW’s “The Game” in second place.

The top of the chart was packed with the usual favorites like “CSI,” “Dancing with the Stars,” and “Girlfriends,” while new debuts like “Cane,” “K-Ville” and “Bionic Woman” held on as well. CBS again took the most watched network with 11 of the 25. ABC followed with five shows on the list, NBC had four, the CW placed three and Fox had two.

The total number of households watching the top 25 during the first week of October, according to Nielsen Media Research, was 30.9 million, or four percent fewer than the previous week.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

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

1	SUN NIGHT FOOTBALL	NBC	13.1	1.787
2	THE GAME	CW	11.3	1.538
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	11.0	1.508
4	NFL NATL POST GAME	CBS	10.4	1.422
5	CSI	CBS	10.1	1.377
6	DANCING W/THE STARS-MON	ABC	9.9	1.351
7	GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	9.9	1.358
8	GIRLFRIENDS	CW	9.7	1.320
9	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	9.5	1.293
10	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	9.1	1.241
11	CSI: NY	CBS	9.0	1.226
12	HOUSE	FOX	8.9	1.211
13	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	8.7	1.189
14	SHARK	CBS	8.5	1.160
15	THE UNIT	CBS	8.3	1.133
16	COLD CASE	CBS	8.2	1.115
17	EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS	CW	8.2	1.117
18	NCIS	CBS	8.1	1.110
19	SUN NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK	NBC	8.1	1.112
20	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	8.0	1.095
21	CANE	CBS	7.9	1.085
22	DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU	ABC	7.8	1.059
23	K-VILLE	FOX	7.8	1.071
24	BIONIC WOMAN	NBC	7.8	1.061
25	UGLY BETTY	ABC	7.7	1.047

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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