select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, september 28, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Saturday Night Football - ABC
6.751 million viewers, #1; 2.792 million adults 18-49 (2.20 rating), #1

48 Hours (10:00) - CBS
6.087 million viewers, #2; 1.229 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #4

Saturday Night Football Pre-Game - ABC
4.280 million viewers, #3; 1.371 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #3

College Football (6:30) - ESPN
4.022 million viewers, #4; 1.590 million adults 18-49 (1.25 rating), #2

College Football (7:01) - ESPN2
2.761 million viewers, #5; 1.207 million adults 18-49 (0.95 rating), #5

Sam & Cat (8:00) - Nickelodeon
2.467 million viewers, #6; 0.509 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #12

The Haunted Hathaways (8:30) - Nickelodeon
2.398 million viewers, #7; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #13

Hell on Wheels (9:00) - AMC
2.101 million viewers, #8; 0.566 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #9

College Football (10:00) - ESPN
1.851 million viewers, #9; 0.889 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #6

FOX College Football - FOX
1.821 million viewers, #10; 0.584 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #8

College Football (10:30) - ESPN2
1.564 million viewers, #11; 0.698 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #7

The Cheating Pact - Lifetime
1.452 million viewers, #12; 0.527 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #11

Cops (8:00) - Spike TV
1.258 million viewers, #13; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #10

FOX College Football Post-Game - FOX
1.203 million viewers, #14; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #15

History Made Now: Wheels of Fortune - History
1.199 million viewers, #15; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #17

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (9:00) - OWN
0.899 million viewers, #16; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #14

The White Queen (9:00) - Starz
0.896 million viewers, #17; 0.355 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #16

Deadly Affairs (10:00) - ID
0.777 million viewers, #18; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #18

Cupcake Wars (8:00) - Food
0.729 million viewers, #19; 0.296 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #19

Six Little McGhees (10:00) - OWN
0.598 million viewers, #20; 0.258 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #20

David Tutera: Unveiled (9:00) - WE tv
0.517 million viewers, #21; 0.249 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #21

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Slugterra (10:00), Cedar Cove (8:00), Six Little McGhees (10:30) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research