select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 6, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

MLB Division Series: Tigers/Yankees (TBS, 8:00-11:53) (9.720 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.2, #2)

Jersey Shore (6.599 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.7, #1)

Project Runway (2.920 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1.819 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

After the Runway (1.529 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7)

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution (1.396 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #6)

Impact Wrestling (1.376 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7)

The League (1.292 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5)

Sweet Genius (1.042 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7)

Top 20 Most Shocking (0.886 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

Millionaire Matchmaker (0.837 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10)

American Underworld (0.744 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10)

Pirates of the Silicon Valley (8:00) (0.645 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T14)

100 Greatest Songs of the 00s - Part 4 (0.554 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

Pirates of the Silicon Valley (10:00) (0.479 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T14)

George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Part 2 (0.321 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T14)

Source: Nielsen Media Research