select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, december 2, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

TNT NBA Basketball Pre-Game (7.604 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.0, #2)

TNT NBA Basketball Game #1 (7.096 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.2, #1)

NFL Thursday Night Football (5.406 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.2, #3)

Burn Notice (3.695 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4)

ESPN Thursday Night College Football (2.117 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2.022 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #5)

The First 48 (1.864 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #8)

TNT NBA Basketball Game #2 (1.749 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7)

Ancient Aliens (1.705 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Brad Meltzer's Decoded (1.659 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1.658 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #6)

TNA: Impact! (1.386 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T14)

Police Women of Dallas (1.273 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #13)

The League (0.982 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Pranked (0.822 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T14)

Bully Beatdown (0.773 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (0.739 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Source: Nielsen Media Research