select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, september 30, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (6.723 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.4, #1)

ESPN Thursday Night College Football (3.655 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2)

Project Runway (3.309 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3)

American Chopper: Senior vs Junior (2.497 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4)

The First 48 (1.875 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #6)

TNA: Impact! (1.519 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1.466 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5)

On the Road with Austin & Santino (1.283 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Real Housewives of DC (1.178 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Stan Lee's Superhumans (1.038 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Destination Truth (0.936 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

The League (0.899 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Watch What Happens: Live (0.658 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13)

Source: Nielsen Media Research