select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 17, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football (7.050 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1)

Swampsgiving (2.880 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2)

Burn Notice (2.362 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

Big Shrimpin' (1.977 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #6)

College Football: Virginia Tech/North Carolina (1.798 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Impact Wrestling (1.619 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #9)

Beavis and Butt-Head (1.559 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1.258 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.008 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10)

Project Accessory (0.911 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

The League (0.857 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Cellblock 6: Female Lock Up (0.839 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10)

Top 20 Most Shocking (0.783 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Good Vibes (0.768 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10)

Chef Hunter (0.766 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Mr. Young (0.363 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T16)

Oprah's Lifeclass (0.130 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T16)

Don't Tell the Bride (0.090 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T16)

Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (0.045 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T16)

Source: Nielsen Media Research