After getting close last week, the 10:30pm Pawn Stars edged out Jersey Shore as the week’s most-watched cable telecast. The top scripted show? Victorious at #16.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending January 29, 2012:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) | HH Rating |
| 1 | PAWN STARS | HIST | MONDAY | 10:30 PM | 7,089 | 4.2 |
| 2 | JERSEY SHORE SSN 5 | MTV | THURSDAY | 10:00 PM | 6,528 | 4.1 |
| 3 | PAWN STARS | HIST | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 6,372 | 3.9 |
| 4 | AMERICAN PICKERS (AIRSTREAM DREAM) | HIST | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,668 | 3.5 |
| 5 | FLORIDA GOP PRES DEBATE(S) | CNN | THURSDAY | 8:00 PM | 5,357 | 3.4 |
| 6 | STORAGE WARS | AEN | TUESDAY | 10:30 PM | 4,975 | 3.2 |
| 7 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,667 | 2.8 |
| 8 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,568 | 2.7 |
| 9 | KOURT & KIM TAKE NEW YORK | ENT | SUNDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,479 | 3.1 |
| 10 | STORAGE WARS | AEN | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,290 | 2.8 |
| 11 | ST UNION/ANALYSIS(S) | FOXNC | TUESDAY | 10:17 PM | 4,249 | 2.8 |
| 12 | GOLD RUSH (BEDROCK GOLD) | DISC | FRIDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,242 | 2.5 |
| 13 | ST UNION/REP RESPONSE(S) | FOXNC | TUESDAY | 10:28 PM | 4,221 | 2.7 |
| 14 | REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA (412 SOUTH AFRICA: JUST LIKE HOME) | BRVO | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 3,945 | 2.5 |
| 15 | TEEN MOM II SSN 2 | MTV | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,904 | 2.4 |
| 16 | VICTORIOUS | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,875 | 2.2 |
| 17 | NCIS | USA | MONDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,870 | 2.5 |
| 18 | STATE OF THE UNION 2012(S) | FOXNC | TUESDAY | 9:11 PM | 3,812 | 2.4 |
| 19 | HARDCORE HISTORY | HIST | MONDAY | 11:00 PM | 3,779 | 2.4 |
| 20 | PAWN STARS | HIST | MONDAY | 8:30 PM | 3,688 | 2.3 |
| 21 | ST UNION/ANALYSIS(S) | FOXNC | TUESDAY | 10:39 PM | 3,652 | 2.4 |
| 22 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | SUNDAY | 10:30 AM | 3,631 | 2.2 |
| 23 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,630 | 2.4 |
| 24 | JERSEY SHORE SSN 5 AFTER | MTV | THURSDAY | 11:02 PM | 3,580 | 2.3 |
| 25 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CREEPY CANDY COATING COROLLARY, THE) | TBSC | TUESDAY | 9:00 PM | 3,578 | 2.2 |
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