select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 16, 2012)

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

Presidential Debate - FNC
11.073 million viewers, #1; 2.789 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #1

Presidential Debate Analysis - FNC
9.988 million viewers, #2; 2.544 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #4

MLB ALCS, Game 3 - TBS
6.180 million viewers, #3; 2.542 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #5

Presidential Debate - CNN
5.803 million viewers, #4; 2.649 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #3

Presidential Debate Analysis - CNN
5.514 million viewers, #5; 2.418 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #6

Presidential Debate - MSNBC
4.911 million viewers, #6; 1.717 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #7

Sons of Anarchy - FX
4.032 million viewers, #7; 2.731 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #2

Presidential Debate Analysis - MSNBC
2.859 million viewers, #8; 0.961 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

Covert Affairs - USA
2.757 million viewers, #9; 1.005 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Face Off - Syfy
1.792 million viewers, #10; 1.108 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
1.742 million viewers, #11; 1.241 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #8

The Men Who Built America - History
1.572 million viewers, #12; 0.619 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

The Looney Tunes Show - Cartoon
1.328 million viewers, #13; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Extreme Cheapskates (10:00) - TLC
1.280 million viewers, #14; 0.641 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Extreme Cheapskates (10:30) - TLC
1.237 million viewers, #15; 0.660 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.217 million viewers, #16; 0.564 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Alaska: The Last Frontier - Discovery
1.202 million viewers, #17; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Brickleberry - Comedy Central
1.058 million viewers, #18; 0.717 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

30 for 30 - ESPN
1.007 million viewers, #19; 0.643 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.007 million viewers, #20; 0.730 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
0.990 million viewers, #21; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition - Lifetime
0.894 million viewers, #22; 0.491 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
0.819 million viewers, #23; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

Bait Car (10:00) - truTV
0.805 million viewers, #24; 0.428 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Keyshia & Daniel: Family First - BET
0.800 million viewers, #25; 0.457 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #22

Bait Car (10:30) - truTV
0.701 million viewers, #26; 0.391 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

Hot Set - Syfy
0.681 million viewers, #27; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Underemployed - MTV
0.654 million viewers, #28; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Prank My Mom (10:00) - Lifetime
0.482 million viewers, #29; 0.284 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

Prank My Mom (10:30) - Lifetime
0.423 million viewers, #30; 0.282 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

Source: Nielsen Media Research