select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 21, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (6.068 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.1, #1)

Project Runway (3.550 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

ESPN College Football (3.059 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

Real Housewives of DC (1.673 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4)

The First 48 (1.644 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

TNA: Impact! (1.509 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

After the First 48 (1.489 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (1.423 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

On the Road with Austin & Santino (1.318 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1.079 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Lottery Changed My Life (1.063 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Destination Truth (0.995 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

The League (0.616 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Source: Nielsen Media Research