LOS ANGELES — Former Public Enemy sidekick Flavor Flav has cemented his position as perhaps the most unlikely television star ever with huge ratings for the finale of "Flavor of Love 2" on VH1.

The hour-long finale on Oct. 15, in which Flav picked contestant "Deelishis" as his love match — if they get married, will she be Deelishis Flavor? — drew 7.5 million viewers, the most ever to watch a program on the cable network. It was also far and away the No. 1 show on cable for the night.

"Flavor of Love 2" was Flav's fourth go-round on VH1. He first appeared on the third season of "The Surreal Life," then co-starred with Brigitte Nielsen on the spinoff "Strange Love" before landing his own "Bachelor"-style show.