I can\'t figure this out. This question was also asked here http://www.nabble.com/TableSorter-plugin---default-column-sort-DESC-instead--How--to25180761s27240.html#a25180761 wi
Simply use this, second item in array is sort order (0 = ascending, 1 = descending):
.tablesorter({ sortList: [[0, 1]] });