select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, december 30, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Real Housewives of Atlanta (9:00) - Bravo
3.501 million viewers, #1; 2.045 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.646 million viewers, #2; 1.318 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #2

Ax Men - History
2.537 million viewers, #3; 1.145 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Sister Wives (10:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.422 million viewers, #4; 1.119 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Shahs of Sunset (10:00) - Bravo
2.167 million viewers, #5; 1.279 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Iron Chef America (9:00) - Food
1.734 million viewers, #6; 0.835 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Finding Bigfoot (9:00, 120 Minutes) - Animal Planet
1.529 million viewers, #7; 0.767 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Bamazon - History
1.398 million viewers, #8; 0.578 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Sugar Dome - Food
1.014 million viewers, #9; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Ice Love Coco - E!
0.417 million viewers, #10; 0.256 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #10

Curiosity (9:00) - Discovery
0.380 million viewers, #11; 0.164 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #11

Source: Nielsen Media Research