Top 100 Primetime Cable: Dec 30, 2013 - Jan 5, 2014

It is easy to see that it is College Bowl season. The top ten cable programs for the week of December 30, 2013, were either bowl games or studio shows for the bowl games, by ESPN. In fact ESPN had almost all of the bowl games, with just a couple airing on other networks.

ALL five major bowl games televised by ESPN drew over 11 million viewers, with the ROSE BOWL topping the list with over 18.6 million viewers.

One you get past college football, the list begins to take it's usual form. MAJOR CRIMES is the top scripted series, with over 5.2 million viewers, while REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA takes the top reality spot with 4.5 million.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Wed	Rose Bowl	ESPN	5:08 PM	18.64	5.2
2	Wed	Rose Bowl Studio	ESPN	8:36 PM	17.45	5.1
3	Thu	Sugar Bowl	ESPN	8:30 PM	16.34	5.2
4	Fri	Orange Bowl	ESPN	8:25 PM	11.40	3.6
5	Wed	Fiesta Bowl	ESPN	8:43 PM	11.30	3.5
6	Tue	College Football	ESPN	8:00 PM	8.69	2.4
7	Thu	BCS Bowl Studio	ESPN	8:30 PM	8.31	2.6
8	Mon	College Football	ESPN	6:45 PM	7.55	2.2
9	Thu	BCS Bowl Studio	ESPN	8:00 PM	6.43	1.9
10	Mon	College Scoreboard	ESPN	10:03 PM	5.42	1.8
11	Mon	Major Crimes	TNT	9:00 PM	5.22	0.8
12	Sun	Real Housewives/ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	4.52	2.1
13	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	4.20	1.4
14	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	4.14	1.4
15	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	4.04	1.3
16	Wed	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	4.04	0.9
17	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:30 PM	4.04	1.3
18	Fri	BCS Bowl Studio	ESPN	8:00 PM	3.99	1.1
19	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	3.94	1.3
20	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	3.94	1.4
21	Wed	NCIS	USA	9:00 PM	3.88	0.9
22	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	3.70	1.3
23	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	3.69	1.4
24	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	3.55	1.5
25	Mon	College Footbal	ESPN	10:15 PM	3.51	1.2
26	Mon	Movie: HSM 3	DSNY	8:00 PM	3.41	0.7
27	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	3.36	1.3
28	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	3.30	1.2
29	Thu	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	3.21	1.0
30	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	3.21	1.0
31	Sat	Sam & Cat	NICK	8:00 PM	3.15	0.5
32	Thu	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	3.12	1.0
33	Mon	Rizzoli & Isles	TNT	10:00 PM	3.08	0.5
34	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	3.06	1.3
35	Fri	Movie: Princess & The Frog	DSNY	8:00 PM	3.01	0.7
36	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	2.94	0.9
37	Wed	NCIS	USA	10:00 PM	2.92	0.7
38	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.91	1.2
39	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2.91	0.9
40	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	2.83	0.9
41	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	2.81	0.7
42	Sun	Ax Men	HIST	9:00 PM	2.80	1.0
43	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	2.80	1.0
44	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.79	1.0
45	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.72	1.2
46	Thu	Law & Order: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	2.68	0.9
47	Sun	Bedtime Stories	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.65	0.5
48	Fri	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.62	0.7
49	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:30 PM	2.59	0.6
50	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	2.57	1.0
51	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.56	0.9
52	Sun	Curse of Oak Island	HIST	10:00 PM	2.53	0.7
53	Sat	Saturday Movie	LIFE	8:00 PM	2.52	0.6
54	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.48	0.8
55	Sun	Blood, Sweat & Heels	BRVO	9:00 PM	2.48	1.1
56	Fri	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	2.47	0.7
57	Tue	Moonshiners	DISC	9:00 PM	2.46	0.9
58	Wed	Dance Moms	LIFE	9:00 PM	2.42	0.8
59	Tue	Movie: Wall-E	DSNY	10:15 PM	2.40	0.6
60	Mon	Love and Hip Hop	VH1	8:00 PM	2.39	1.2
61	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.38	1.1
62	Wed	TNT Big Picture Movie	TNT	7:00 PM	2.35	0.9
63	Fri	Castle	TNT	8:00 PM	2.34	0.4
64	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.33	0.8
65	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.33	0.8
66	Tue	Movie: UP	DSNY	8:30 PM	2.30	0.5
67	Fri	Modern Family	USA	10:30 PM	2.29	1.1
68	Sun	Thicker Than Water	BRVO	10:00 PM	2.29	1.0
69	Fri	Bering Sea Gold	DISC	10:00 PM	2.28	0.8
70	Fri	Modern Family	USA	10:00 PM	2.27	1.0
71	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.27	0.7
72	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	9:00 PM	2.27	0.7
73	Mon	Street Outlaws	DISC	10:00 PM	2.24	1.1
74	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	8:00 PM	2.24	0.6
75	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	8:00 PM	2.19	0.6
76	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.19	1.0
77	Thu	Project Runway	LIF	9:00 PM	2.17	0.7
78	Sun	Cutthrought Island	FOOD	10:00 PM	2.17	0.9
79	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:00 PM	2.08	0.6
80	Fri	Modern Family	USA	9:30 PM	2.06	0.9
81	Sun	FX Movie Prime	FX	8:00 PM	2.06	0.9
82	Mon	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	2.06	0.6
83	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.05	0.7
84	Sun	Sister Wives	TLC	9:00 PM	2.04	0.9
85	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	2.03	0.6
86	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	2.03	0.6
87	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	2.01	0.5
88	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	9:30 PM	2.01	0.6
89	Mon	Real Housewives/ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	2.01	0.8
90	Sat	Sex Sent Me to the ER	TLC	10:00 PM	1.98	0.6
91	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	1.96	0.4
92	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:31 PM	1.95	0.5
93	Wed	Buying & Selling	HGTV	9:00 PM	1.95	0.5
94	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	8:30 PM	1.92	0.6
95	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1.92	0.7
96	Fri	Modern Family	USA	9:00 PM	1.91	0.7
97	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.90	0.4
98	Sun	Bob's Burgers	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.90	0.8
99	Wed	HGTVDream Home	HGTV	8:00 PM	1.88	0.5
100	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.87	0.4

* - inn millions