select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 15, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
5.373 million viewers, #1; 2.609 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #1

Burn Notice (10:00) - USA
3.171 million viewers, #2; 1.089 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
2.746 million viewers, #3; 1.186 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.743 million viewers, #4; 1.994 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.876 million viewers, #5; 1.095 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.608 million viewers, #6; 0.854 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

NBA Basketball: Heat at Nuggets - TNT
1.590 million viewers, #7; 1.002 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.452 million viewers, #8; 0.397 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

NBA Basketball: Celtics at Nets - TNT
1.408 million viewers, #9; 0.696 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.353 million viewers, #10; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

College Football: North Carolina at Virginia - ESPN
1.218 million viewers, #11; 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.212 million viewers, #12; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Ghost Town Gold - Discovery
1.144 million viewers, #13; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
1.132 million viewers, #14; 0.608 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
0.945 million viewers, #15; 0.789 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

The League - FX
0.773 million viewers, #16; 0.665 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.765 million viewers, #17; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Sweet Genius - Food
0.724 million viewers, #18; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Jersey Brides (10:00) - TLC
0.435 million viewers, #19; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Jersey Brides (10:30) - TLC
0.397 million viewers, #20; 0.192 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Crossfire Hurricane - HBO
0.381 million viewers, #21; 0.153 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.338 million viewers, #22; 0.068 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.273 million viewers, #23; 0.049 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #25

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.270 million viewers, #24; 0.067 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.260 million viewers, #25; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research