select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 30, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Walking Dead (6.095 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.1, #1)

The Next Iron Chef (3.065 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2)

Boardwalk Empire (2.629 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4)

The Walking Dead (10:00, Encore) (2.211 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

Sister Wives (9:00) (2.118 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Before They Were Stars (1.873 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

IRT: Deadliest Roads (10:00) (1.838 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Dexter (1.799 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7)

Long Island Medium (10:00) (1.388 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10)

Homeland (1.277 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Kendra (1.182 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Hung (1.120 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11)

Las Vegas Jailhouse (10:00) (1.039 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Storm Chasers (0.910 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Finding Bigfoot: Birth of a Legend (0.888 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T20)

Dirty Soap (0.762 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Curiosity (9:00) (0.762 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Tough Love (0.744 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

How to Make It in America (0.571 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Our America With Lisa Ling (0.542 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Why Am I Still Single? (0.382 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T20)

Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind (0.160 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.0, #22)

Source: Nielsen Media Research