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Rankings for the week ending 3/10/13

Television viewing preferences are different among Black consumers compared with White audiences. These are the highlights of the Top 25 cable television programs for Black viewers in several demographic groups vs. White viewers for the week ending March 10, 2013. Read more

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Rankings for the week ending 3/3/13

Television viewing preferences are different among Black consumers compared with White audiences. These are the highlights of the Top 25 cable television programs for Black viewers in several demographic groups vs. White viewers for the week ending March 3, 2013. Read more

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Rankings for the week ending 2/24/13

Television viewing preferences are different among Black consumers compared with White audiences. These are the highlights of the Top 25 cable television programs for Black viewers in several demographic groups vs. White viewers for the week ending February 24, 2013. Read more

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Rankings for the week ending 2/17/13

Television viewing preferences are different among Black consumers compared with White audiences. These are the highlights of the Top 25 cable television programs for Black viewers in several demographic groups vs. White viewers for the week ending February 17, 2013. Read more

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IN A BETTER LIGHT: Depictions of Minority Women on TV

In a recent article for Multichanel News, author Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn reveals that Black actresses have begun to portray more three-dimensional roles as scripted series characters, who benefit from actual storytelling. This is in contrast to the attention-seeking nature of reality-show characters, who gain more recognition and popularity through increasingly outrageous, often negative, behavior. Read more

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MSNBC Makes Huge Gains With African-American Audience

‘I think we made a commitment, we decided, that in order for this channel to succeed, that we had to reflect the country. This meant that we had to be part of the country in ways that the other channels weren’t.’ –MSNBC President Phil Griffin Read more