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A lot of these numbers have already been posted throughout the past week, but for those who want to also see viewer numbers for the pre-game, right before game and post game coverage for the record-setting Auburn-Oregon BCS Championship, you’re covered.
Thursday’s Jersey Shore set more series highs and was next after all the BCS coverage followed by the remarkable performance of the premiere of The Game on BET.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending January 16, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | AUBURN/OREGON | ESPN | Mon | 08:33P-12:17A | 27,316 |
| 2 | BCS BOWL SHOWCASE L | ESPN | Mon | 08:27P-08:33P | 16,872 |
| 3 | BCS BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | Mon | 12:17A-12:31A | 12,340 |
| 4 | BCS BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | Mon | 08:00P-08:27P | 11,973 |
| 5 | JERSEY SHORE 2B | MTV | Thu | 10:00P-11:00P | 8,563 |
| 6 | GAME, THE S4 | BET | Tue | 10:00P-11:00P | 7,680 |
| 7 | SUITE LIFE ON DECK | DSNY | Sun | 08:00P-08:30P | 7,109 |
| 8 | GOOD LUCK CHARLIE | DSNY | Sun | 08:30P-09:00P | 6,656 |
| 9 | HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER | DSNY | Sun | 07:00P-08:00P | 6,179 |
| 10 | SUITE LIFE ON DECK | DSNY | Sat | 08:00P-08:30P | 5,237 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | Mon | 12:31A-01:40A | 4,771 |
| 12 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,706 |
| 13 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:12P | 4,651 |
| 14 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,549 |
| 15 | SUITE LIFE ON DECK | DSNY | Fri | 08:00P-08:30P | 4,468 |
| 16 | LETS STAY TOGETHER | BET | Tue | 11:00P-11:30P | 4,386 |
| 17 | SHAKE IT UP | DSNY | Sun | 09:00P-09:30P | 4,238 |
| 18 | SpongeBob | NICK | Wed | 05:30P-06:00P | 4,122 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 11:00A-11:30A | 4,110 |
| 20 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,108 |
| 21 | NCIS | USA | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 4,101 |
| 22 | NCIS | USA | Sun | 08:00P-09:00P | 4,050 |
| 23 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 11:30A-12:00P | 4,017 |
| 24 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 09:00A-09:30A | 3,987 |
| 25 | SpongeBob | NICK | Wed | 05:00P-05:30P | 3,932 |
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
I’m so excited (the suite life twister episode) was a huge hit!!!!
Disney Channel had an amazing week! Outstanding.
Interesting how Friday received the lowest numbers for the Suite Life show; while Saturday and Sunday were considerably higher…
Maybe Disney Channel should think about switching their Friday new show line up to Saturdays.
Hail Spongebob.
Wow, amazing week for Disney!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe they should have put that Wizards of Waverly Place special (Wizards vs. Angels) in the Sunday night line up so that it would have been a better week for them.
“Wizards of Waverly Place special (Wizards vs. Angels)”
That special doesn’t come out until February
Wow…Suite Life Twister Part 3 got 7.1 million? Even when that aired against The Simpsons and Golden Globe? That’s more than most iCarly episodes :O Quite impressive I must say
AMAZING WEEK 4 DISNEY…ALTHOUGH IF ANY SHOW SHOULD CREATE A BEACHHEAD WITH ICARLY…IT WOULD BE SUITE LIFE…THE GAME AND LETS STAY TOGETHER REMAINED CONSISTENTLY HIGH IN RATINGS…IM SO ANXIOUS 2 SEE THE FULL PREVIEW OF WIZARDS VS ANGELS…SUITE LIFE SHOULD REALLY MOVE 2 SATURDAYS…ND BRING WIZARDS IN THE 8:00 SLOT 2 GET THEIR NUMBERS BACK UP THE WAY IT USED 2 BE…
Good job Disney Channel!!..every series they have is a hit in the tween demo..Disneys newest series..Shake It Up is already a monster hit and its only a few episodes in its debut season..Disney must be doing something rightt..
wow i can’t believe that suite life beat the series finale of hannah montana.
Disney is doing great right now, but Hannah Montana, Wizards Of Waverly Place, and The Suite Life On Deck are all ending. And Sonny With A Chance is without Demi Lavato. So there will be a real changing of the guard at Disney. These shows have built up a lot of good will that could transfer to other shows, but the odds say a decline is coming.
Does anybody find it a little odd that an edition of “SportsCenter” made the Top 25 list?