50 Cent's Power Show Has The Highest Concentration Of Black Viewers On Premium Cable Since The Wire

[WSFGDan]

Power Has Been a Big Success With Black Viewers

Starz handed out a quick renewal to drama Power earlier this summer after a modest start with audiences. Though Albrecht did not discuss viewership on the show, he did say that most of them were not white. "The not-so-surprising secret about Power is that white people don't watch a lot of shows that don't have a lot of white faces in them," he said. "That's going to take some time." Power's black audience, which he noted made up more than half of the total viewership, is also the biggest for a pay cable network in some time: "[It has] the largest concentration of black households of any premium show since The Wire."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/starz-chief-defends-early-pickups-718091

 

[wire28]

50 got one with this

 

[Real]

nikkas love a c00n story about "real nikkas" coming up from "the hood"

 

[King Crimson]

nikkas love a c00n story about "real nikkas" coming up from "the hood"

Not really feeling your language (I'll assume you're being facetious), but I would like to see us branch out a bit more in terms of genres and tropes.
I would love to see a black True Detective, Game of Thrones, Mad Men etc.
I admit I've got to check out the full episode of this show before coming to judgment.

 

[Still FloW]

nikkas love a c00n story about "real nikkas" coming up from "the hood"

you're in EVERY 50 thread hating... keep up the good work brehh.. keep up

 

[newworldafro]

Not really feeling your language (I'll assume you're being facetious), but I would like to see us branch out a bit more in terms of genres and tropes.
I would love to see a black True Detective, Game of Thrones, Mad Men etc.
I admit I've got to check out the full episode of this show before coming to judgment.

same here.

I just watched it.... compelling ...

 

[Box Cutta]

Not really feeling your language (I'll assume you're being facetious), but I would like to see us branch out a bit more in terms of genres and tropes.
I would love to see a black True Detective, Game of Thrones, Mad Men etc.

This is what I want as well.

Although, maybe I'm a piece of shyt too...because I've never really watched Don Cheadle's House of Lies and it seems like a non-stereotypical show. To be frank, it just doesn't look like my kind of program, Power doesn't either really (I'm really sick of the "tough anti-hero" shyt).

 

[Jazzy B.]

So 50 isn't even in it?

 

[the cac mamba]

So 50 isn't even in it?

small supporting role

 

[AJtheOne]

 

[MartyMcFly]

This is what I want as well.

Although, maybe I'm a piece of shyt too...because I've never really watched Don Cheadle's House of Lies and it seems like a non-stereotypical show. To be frank, it just doesn't look like my kind of program, Power doesn't either really (I'm really sick of the "tough anti-hero" shyt).

Word. I'd love for someone to show another facet of black life...but I guess they'll say they gave us that in the 90s

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

why are black folk so enamored with "Drug" tales? Are there any other concepts these show writers are comfortable putting black roles in?

 

[Jazzy B.]

small supporting role

 

[the cac mamba]

yea 5 eps and hes been in it for like 5 mins total

 

[King Crimson]

This is what I want as well.

Although, maybe I'm a piece of shyt too...because I've never really watched Don Cheadle's House of Lies and it seems like a non-stereotypical show. To be frank, it just doesn't look like my kind of program, Power doesn't either really (I'm really sick of the "tough anti-hero" shyt).

The only reason I never watched Cheadle's show was because I didn't have the necessary channels at the time, and believe it or not, I hate watching tv on my laptop.