select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, december 29, 2012)

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

Valero Alamo Bowl: Texas vs. Oregon State - ESPN
6.757 million viewers, #1; 2.126 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: TCU vs. Michigan State - ESPN
4.424 million viewers, #2; 1.750 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

She Made Them Do It - Lifetime
2.015 million viewers, #3; 0.789 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

UFC 155 Preliminaries - FX
1.350 million viewers, #4; 0.956 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Heroes of Hell's Highway (10:00) - Discovery
0.971 million viewers, #5; 0.497 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #5

Cave of Forgotten Dreams - History
0.919 million viewers, #6; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

Heroes of Hell's Highway (8:00) - Discovery
0.878 million viewers, #7; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #6

Heroes of Hell's Highway (9:00) - Discovery
0.791 million viewers, #8; 0.364 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

Six Little McGhees (9:30) - OWN
0.633 million viewers, #9; 0.265 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #9

Six Little McGhees (9:00) - OWN
0.624 million viewers, #10; 0.237 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #10

Underemployed - MTV
0.230 million viewers, #11; 0.133 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #11

Source: Nielsen Media Research