select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, january 4, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Discover Orange Bowl (7.174 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (10:00) (2.944 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3)

Moonshiners (2.899 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

Sons of Guns (2.546 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4)

Top Chef: Texas (1.936 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

Hot in Cleveland (1.817 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12)

Full Throttle Saloon (1.816 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

Toddlers & Tiaras (1.779 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

Restaurant: Impossible (1.672 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10)

Brad Meltzer's Decoded (1.504 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #9)

Black Gold (1.424 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

The Exes (1.316 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

The Soup (0.855 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11)

True Life (10:00) (0.584 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Inside the NFL (0.172 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.1, #15)

Source: Nielsen Media Research