Baylor and Washington put up college basketball numbers in a football game, combining for 123 points - the most points ever for a bowl game that ended in regulation. Viewers love a lot of scoring thoughand the Alamo Bowl topped cable for the night in adults 18-49 (2.1 rating) and total viewership (6.9 million). Earlier in the night the Champs Sports Bowl drew a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating.
Repeats of The Big Bang Theory continued to excel for TBS with its highest rated repeat for the night drawing a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating. Two NBA games on TNT drew 1.0 and 1.5 adults 18-49 ratings respectively.
Beyond Scared Straight was up a tenth vs. last week to a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating.
truTV's Impractical Jokers were each down a tenth from last week to 0.6 and 0.5 adults 18-49 ratings respectively.
Not in the table below, but via our friend @TVBill: MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head averaged a 0.5 with adults 18-49 and 919K viewers at 10p and Good Vibes averaged a 0.2 adults 18-49 rating and 490K viewers.
Thursday's Cable Ratings:
| Program | Net | Time | Viewers (000) | 18-49 Rating |
| COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L | ESPN | 9:00 PM | 6923 | 2.1 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 3521 | 1.6 |
| NBA Basketball | TNT | 10:54 PM | 3305 | 1.5 |
| COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L | ESPN | 5:27 PM | 5228 | 1.5 |
| NBA Basketball | TNT | 8:16 PM | 2434 | 1.0 |
| Beyond Scared Straight | AEN | 10:00 PM | 2357 | 1.0 |
| AFTER The First 48 | AEN | 9:00 PM | 2259 | 0.8 |
| NY INK | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1482 | 0.8 |
| Chopped | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1779 | 0.7 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1310 | 0.6 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 2432 | 0.6 |
| ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER | DISC | 10:00 PM | 1892 | 0.6 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1618 | 0.6 |
| Conan | TBSC | 11:00 PM | 1073 | 0.6 |
| BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES | WE | 9:00 PM | 977 | 0.5 |
| IMPACT WRESTLING | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 1510 | 0.5 |
| WORLDS DUMBEST | TRU | 9:00 PM | 1255 | 0.5 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1697 | 0.5 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:30 PM | 1057 | 0.5 |
| BIG SHRIMPIN | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1338 | 0.5 |
| Chelsea Lately | ENT | 11:00 PM | 750 | 0.4 |
| FINDING BIGFOOT: FURTHER | APL | 11:00 PM | 904 | 0.3 |
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