select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, september 21, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Saturday Night Football - ABC
5.727 million viewers, #1; 2.177 million adults 18-49 (1.71 rating), #1

Saturday Night Football Pre-Game - ABC
3.430 million viewers, #2; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #2

Sam & Cat (8:00) - Nickelodeon
2.321 million viewers, #3; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #6

Hell on Wheels (9:00) - AMC
2.078 million viewers, #4; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #9

The Haunted Hathaways (8:30) - Nickelodeon
2.069 million viewers, #5; 0.462 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #8

FOX College Football - FOX
1.885 million viewers, #6; 0.731 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #3

Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker - Lifetime
1.810 million viewers, #7; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #5

FOX College Football Post-Game - FOX
1.689 million viewers, #8; 0.492 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #7

Cops (8:00) - Spike TV
1.464 million viewers, #9; 0.715 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #4

The White Queen (9:00) - Starz
0.859 million viewers, #10; 0.357 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #11

Cupcake Wars (8:00) - Food
0.765 million viewers, #11; 0.358 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #10

Deadly Affairs (10:00) - ID
0.729 million viewers, #12; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #12

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for The Marriage Test, Slugterra (10:00), 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Cedar Cove (8:00), Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (9:00), Six Little McGhees (10:00), Six Little McGhees (10:30) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research