select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 17, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sonny With a Chance (4.022 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

Good Luck Charlie (3.848 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

Swamp People (2.922 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2.904 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1)

Boardwalk Empire (2.850 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2)

Sister Wives (10:30) (2.744 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

Sister Wives (10:00) (2.670 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

Mad Men (2.440 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8)

IRT: Deadliest Roads (2.349 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8)

The Next Iron Chef (2.112 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6)

Dexter (1.788 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6)

Iron Chef America (1.461 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

Paranormal State (9:30) (1.411 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

Paranormal State (9:00) (1.359 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

Eastbound & Down (1.167 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.7, #10)

La La's Full Court Wedding (1.054 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

Rubicon (1.042 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #20)

Psychic Kids (1.004 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

Bored to Death (0.818 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #18)

Fantasia For Real (0.629 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.3, #19)

Source: Nielsen Media Research