The Wisconsin/Oregon Rose Bowl topped all cable viewing for the week ending January 8 with an average of 17.56 million viewers. The Stanford/Oklahoma State Fiesta Bowl was second with 13.68 million followed by the series finale of Wizards of Waverly Place with 9.76 million.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending January 8, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | WISCONSIN/OREGON | ESPN | Mon | 05:07P-08:42P | 17,558 |
| 2 | STANFORD/OKLAHOMA STATE | ESPN | Mon | 08:47P-12:28A | 13,684 |
| 3 | FIESTA BOWL SUST L | ESPN | Mon | 12:28A-12:36A | 10,111 |
| 4 | Wizards of Waverly Place | DSNY | Fri | 08:00P-09:00P | 9,755 |
| 5 | MICHIGAN/VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN | Tue | 08:25P-12:03A | 9,572 |
| 6 | Jersey Shore SSN 5 | MTV | Thu | 10:00P-11:04P | 7,583 |
| 7 | JESSIE | DSNY | Fri | 09:00P-09:30P | 7,317 |
| 8 | WEST VIRGINIA/CLEMSON | ESPN | Wed | 08:30P-12:08A | 7,174 |
| 9 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Mon | 10:00P-10:30P | 6,548 |
| 10 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Mon | 10:30P-11:00P | 6,473 |
| 11 | American Pickers | HIST | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 6,125 |
| 12 | BCS BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | Mon | 12:36A-12:48A | 5,435 |
| 13 | Wizards of Waverly Place | DSNY | Fri | 07:30P-08:00P | 5,231 |
| 14 | Storage Wars | A&E | Tue | 10:30P-11:00P | 4,898 |
| 15 | BCS BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | Mon | 04:57P-05:07P | 4,750 |
| 16 | Gold Rush | DISC | Fri | 09:00P-10:01P | 4,688 |
| 17 | Wizards of Waverly Place | DSNY | Fri | 07:00P-07:30P | 4,559 |
| 18 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,533 |
| 19 | NEBRASKA/SOUTH CAROLINA | ESPN | Mon | 01:00P-04:16P | 4,499 |
| 20 | Storage Wars | A&E | Tue | 10:00P-10:30P | 4,489 |
| 21 | BCS BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | Tue | 08:15P-08:25P | 4,451 |
| 22 | Fish Hooks | DSNY | Fri | 09:30P-10:00P | 4,375 |
| 23 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:06P | 4,342 |
| 24 | BCS BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | Tue | 12:03A-12:14A | 4,300 |
| 25 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:30A-11:00A | 4,198 |
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