Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 12

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Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 12 - 18
On cable, football makes way for reality as 'Housewives,' 'T.I. & Tiny' top chart

(December 27, 2011) In a rare viewing shift, black households demonstrated a preference for cable's reality drama over NFL action in the second week of December. Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta" took the No.1 spot of the Top 25 cable shows among black viewers, and VH1's "T.I. and Tiny" went head-to-head with Monday Night Football and won second place by 300,000-plus viewers.

The most watched cable network for the week in black homes was VH1 with 5.7 million for four shows. Brave came in second with 5.5 million across four of its chartmaking programs. TBS finished in a rare third with 4.8 million also for four shows.

Nielsen recorded a total audience of 27.9 million watching the Top 25 cable shows, representing a 15 percent decline from the previous week.

Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

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

1	REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA	BRAVO	10.5	14.2	2,180
2	T.I. AND TINY	VH1	9.7	13.0	1,996
3	NFL REGULAR SEASON	ESPN	9.4	12.9	1,667
4	FOR BETTER OR WORSE	TBS	9.0	13.5	1,964
5	REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA	BRAVO	8.6	12.1	1,545
6	FOR BETTER OR WORSE	TBS	8.0	12.2	1,773
7	NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME	NFL	5.7	8.9	1,108
8	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	5.1	7.8	1,092
9	CHEF ROBLE & CO	BRAVO	5.1	7.1	979
10	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	4.9	6.6	1,085
11	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	4.9	6.7	1,024
12	BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT	A&E	4.9	7.0	1,022
13	T.I. AND TINY	VH1	4.8	6.7	959
14	REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA	BRAVO	4.8	6.9	825
15	LOVE AND HIP HOP 2	VH1	4.8	6.6	915
16	BEHIND THE MUSIC	VH1	4.6	6.2	940
17	HOUSE OF PAYNE	TBS	4.5	6.8	895
18	THE FIRST 48	A&E	4.3	6.2	782
19	REED BETWEEN THE LINES	BET	4.2	6.2	784
20	REED BETWEEN THE LINES	BET	4.1	5.8	827
21	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	4.1	5.6	782
22	NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME	NFL	4.0	5.9	726
23	PRE-KICK	NFL	4.0	6.4	680
24	BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES	WE	3.9	5.5	730
25	THE CLOSER	TNT	3.8	5.1	712

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Ranked by percent of African-American households watching. 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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