select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 25, 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
5.165 million viewers, #1; 2.725 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #1

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.961 million viewers, #2; 1.986 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
2.691 million viewers, #3; 1.366 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Gold Rush: Off-Season Special - Discovery
2.049 million viewers, #4; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.579 million viewers, #5; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Texas Car Wars - Discovery
1.320 million viewers, #6; 0.712 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.277 million viewers, #7; 0.728 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.263 million viewers, #8; 0.691 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.238 million viewers, #9; 0.604 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.187 million viewers, #10; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

College Football: Clemson at Wake Forest - ESPN
1.171 million viewers, #11; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
1.120 million viewers, #12; 0.911 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

What's the Earth Worth? - History
1.058 million viewers, #13; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.883 million viewers, #14; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
0.859 million viewers, #15; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

The League - FX
0.759 million viewers, #16; 0.616 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution - Comedy Central
0.612 million viewers, #17; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.336 million viewers, #18; 0.071 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.324 million viewers, #19; 0.074 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.294 million viewers, #20; 0.059 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #21

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.293 million viewers, #21; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Source: Nielsen Media Research