select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 18, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
7.023 million viewers, #1; 3.651 million adults 18-49 (2.9 rating), #1

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
3.367 million viewers, #2; 1.694 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
3.179 million viewers, #3; 2.256 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #2

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.404 million viewers, #4; 1.054 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

College Football: Oregon at Arizona State - ESPN
1.878 million viewers, #5; 0.805 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.495 million viewers, #6; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Lost Magic Decoded - History
1.459 million viewers, #7; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.393 million viewers, #8; 0.747 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.301 million viewers, #9; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.248 million viewers, #10; 0.479 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Texas Car Wars - Discovery
1.169 million viewers, #11; 0.700 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
1.099 million viewers, #12; 0.977 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

You Gotta See This! (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.040 million viewers, #13; 0.237 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

The League - FX
0.935 million viewers, #14; 0.795 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.863 million viewers, #15; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
0.761 million viewers, #16; 0.418 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution - Comedy Central
0.720 million viewers, #17; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

The American Bible Challenge - GSN
0.703 million viewers, #18; 0.077 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Little Shop of Gypsies - TLC
0.635 million viewers, #19; 0.247 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Ethel - HBO
0.393 million viewers, #20; 0.126 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Pyramid (9:00) - GSN
0.312 million viewers, #21; 0.030 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research