select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, january 1, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio: Wisconsin vs. Stanford - ESPN
17.024 million viewers, #1; 6.002 million adults 18-49 (4.7 rating), #1

Discover Orange Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Florida State - ESPN
10.562 million viewers, #2; 4.439 million adults 18-49 (3.5 rating), #2

Storage Wars: New York (10:00) - A&E
3.315 million viewers, #3; 1.454 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Storage Wars: New York (10:30) - A&E
3.311 million viewers, #4; 1.404 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Storage Wars: Texas (9:30) - A&E
3.293 million viewers, #5; 1.300 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

Storage Wars: Texas (9:00) - A&E
3.191 million viewers, #6; 1.240 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #8

Dance Moms (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.826 million viewers, #7; 1.393 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #5

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.813 million viewers, #8; 1.391 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #6

Dance Moms: The Smoke Before the Fire (8:00) - Lifetime
2.291 million viewers, #9; 1.139 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

Hardcore Pawn: Chicago (9:30) - truTV
2.116 million viewers, #10; 1.010 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Chopped - Food
1.651 million viewers, #11; 0.867 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Dual Survival (9:00) - Discovery
1.530 million viewers, #12; 0.858 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Dual Survival: Unbraided (8:00) - Discovery
1.519 million viewers, #13; 0.847 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Double Divas (10:30) - Lifetime
1.498 million viewers, #14; 0.701 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

The Sisterhood - TLC
0.958 million viewers, #15; 0.646 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Totally T-Boz - TLC
0.937 million viewers, #16; 0.554 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Million Dollar Decorators - Bravo
0.763 million viewers, #17; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Sin City Rules - TLC
0.415 million viewers, #18; 0.267 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Biggest Baddest Model Moments - Oxygen
0.256 million viewers, #19; 0.078 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research