select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 7, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (5.351 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1)

MLB Division Playoffs (6:00) (5.341 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3)

MLB Division Playoffs (9:30) (4.888 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2)

Project Runway (3.129 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #5)

ESPN Thursday Night College Football (2.821 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #6)

American Chopper: Senior vs Junior (2.525 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4)

The First 48 (1.741 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

TNA: Impact! (1.732 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10)

After the First 48 (1.446 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10)

Real Housewives of DC (1.426 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1.234 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

Watch What Happens: Live (1.088 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

On the Road with Austin & Santino (1.046 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #14)

Destination Truth (0.894 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #15)

The League (0.822 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Source: Nielsen Media Research