select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, december 23, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Real Housewives of Atlanta (9:00) - Bravo
3.166 million viewers, #1; 1.913 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

Ax Men - History
2.525 million viewers, #2; 1.066 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

The Next Iron Chef (9:00) - Food
2.347 million viewers, #3; 1.064 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.861 million viewers, #4; 0.880 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Shahs of Sunset (10:00) - Bravo
1.702 million viewers, #5; 1.029 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Bamazon - History
1.559 million viewers, #6; 0.714 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.914 million viewers, #7; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

Sugar Dome - Food
0.875 million viewers, #8; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

Rattlesnake Republic (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.678 million viewers, #9; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #9

Curiosity (9:00) - Discovery
0.662 million viewers, #10; 0.250 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #11

Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00) - OWN
0.543 million viewers, #11; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #10

Sin City Rules - TLC
0.497 million viewers, #12; 0.244 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

Ice Love Coco - E!
0.457 million viewers, #13; 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #13

Source: Nielsen Media Research