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[01/09/13 - 03:31 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: BCS National Championship Dominates for ESPN
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, january 7, 2013)

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

Discover BCS National Championship: Notre Dame vs. Alabama - ESPN
26.380 million viewers, #1; 11.693 million adults 18-49 (9.2 rating), #1

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.647 million viewers, #2; 2.232 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #2

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.324 million viewers, #3; 1.886 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #4

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
4.293 million viewers, #4; 1.915 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #3

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.805 million viewers, #5; 0.788 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Love & Hip Hop (8:00) - VH1
2.596 million viewers, #6; 1.697 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #5

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (9:00) - Bravo
1.945 million viewers, #7; 1.100 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #8

Vanderpump Rules (10:00) - Bravo
1.853 million viewers, #8; 1.045 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Teen Mom 2 (10:00) - MTV
1.786 million viewers, #9; 1.282 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Black Ink Crew (9:00) - VH1
1.777 million viewers, #10; 1.199 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Switched at Birth (8:00) - ABC Family
1.697 million viewers, #11; 0.882 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Bunheads (9:00) - ABC Family
1.234 million viewers, #12; 0.645 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
1.068 million viewers, #13; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

The Next Great Baker (9:00) - TLC
1.016 million viewers, #14; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Cake Boss (10:00) - TLC
0.991 million viewers, #15; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Cake Boss (10:30) - TLC
0.908 million viewers, #16; 0.342 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

The Haunting of (10:00) - A&E
0.596 million viewers, #17; 0.274 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (8:00) - Showtime
0.236 million viewers, #18; 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Trouble Next Door (10:00) - OWN
0.210 million viewers, #19; 0.096 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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