select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 11, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 30 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Vice Presidential Debate - FNC
10.014 million viewers, #1; 2.375 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #2

Vice Presidential Debate Analysis - FNC
8.283 million viewers, #2; 1.870 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #4

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
5.651 million viewers, #3; 3.164 million adults 18-49 (2.5 rating), #1

MLB Division Series: Baltimore at New York - TBS
5.155 million viewers, #4; 2.191 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #3

Vice Presidential Debate - MSNBC
4.399 million viewers, #5; 1.375 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #9

Vice Presidential Debate Analysis - CNN
4.351 million viewers, #6; 1.629 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #6

Vice Presidential Debate - CNN
4.176 million viewers, #7; 1.527 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #8

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
2.843 million viewers, #8; 1.546 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #7

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.820 million viewers, #9; 1.820 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #5

Vice Presidential Debate Analysis - MSNBC
2.269 million viewers, #10; 0.734 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #15

MLB Division Series: Detroit at Oakland - TNT
2.266 million viewers, #11; 1.060 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.917 million viewers, #12; 0.896 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.656 million viewers, #13; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.635 million viewers, #14; 0.786 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.419 million viewers, #15; 0.826 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Texas Car Wars - Discovery
1.283 million viewers, #16; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

You Gotta See This! (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.213 million viewers, #17; 0.241 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.118 million viewers, #18; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
1.049 million viewers, #19; 0.809 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

How the Earth Made Man - History
0.999 million viewers, #20; 0.399 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

The League - FX
0.907 million viewers, #21; 0.732 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
0.870 million viewers, #22; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

College Football: Arizona State at Colorado - ESPN
0.823 million viewers, #23; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution - Comedy Central
0.807 million viewers, #24; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.760 million viewers, #25; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Little Shop of Gypsies - TLC
0.681 million viewers, #26; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

The American Bible Challenge - GSN
0.544 million viewers, #27; 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

The Pyramid (9:00) - GSN
0.280 million viewers, #28; 0.020 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #30

Titanic: Blood and Steel (8:00) - Encore
0.231 million viewers, #29; 0.058 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #28

Titanic: Blood and Steel (9:00) - Encore
0.229 million viewers, #30; 0.038 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #29

Source: Nielsen Media Research