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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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