select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, september 30, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion - Bravo
3.493 million viewers, #1; 2.122 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

Breaking Amish - TLC
3.000 million viewers, #2; 1.596 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
2.841 million viewers, #3; 1.337 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
2.534 million viewers, #4; 1.149 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Dexter - Showtime
2.403 million viewers, #5; 1.639 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

Boardwalk Empire - HBO
2.357 million viewers, #6; 1.163 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Hell on Wheels - AMC
1.829 million viewers, #7; 0.537 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

The Great Food Truck Race - Food
1.823 million viewers, #8; 0.857 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Homeland - Showtime
1.727 million viewers, #9; 0.948 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.232 million viewers, #10; 0.826 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Cupcake Wars: Cake Wars - Food
1.068 million viewers, #11; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Married to Jonas - E!
1.030 million viewers, #12; 0.693 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Tattoo Rescue - Spike TV
0.881 million viewers, #13; 0.654 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Off the Hook: Extreme Catches (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.664 million viewers, #14; 0.278 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Rehab with Dr. Drew - VH1
0.570 million viewers, #15; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Treme - HBO
0.538 million viewers, #16; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Snapped - Oxygen
0.464 million viewers, #17; 0.259 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Disneynature Oceans - Animal Planet
0.444 million viewers, #18; 0.163 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00) - OWN
0.408 million viewers, #19; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Behind the Music - VH1
0.298 million viewers, #20; 0.171 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research