select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, october 5, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

MLB Division Series: Phillies/Cardinals (TBS, 6:00-8:55) (4.507 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3)

MLB Division Series: Brewers/Diamondbacks (TBS, 9:30-12:13) (3.615 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4)

American Horror Story (3.184 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1)

South Park (2.941 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2)

MLB Game Break (TBS, 8:55-9:30) (2.880 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

Ghost Hunters (1.964 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

MythBusters (1.844 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7)

Dance Moms (1.803 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Operation Repo (9:30) (1.511 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Ancient Aliens (1.450 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

Paranormal Witness (1.405 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Brad Meltzer's Decoded (1.385 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (1.329 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) (1.323 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie (1.259 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

The Real World (1.224 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Bear Swamp Recovery (10:00) (1.076 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

Top Chef: Just Desserts (0.981 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Extreme Couponing (10:30) (0.942 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Extreme Couponing (10:00) (0.855 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant (8:00) (0.532 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T22)

100 Greatest Songs of the 00s - Part 3 (0.521 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.3, #21)

I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant (8:30) (0.495 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T22)

George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Part 1 (0.475 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T24)

Rat Busters NYC (9:00) (0.415 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T24)

Rat Busters NYC (8:00) (0.313 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T24)

Rat Busters NYC (10:00) (0.297 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T24)

Inside the NFL (0.224 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T24)

Inside NASCAR (0.144 million viewers, #29; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T24)

Source: Nielsen Media Research