select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, december 22, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

ESPN College Football (5.380 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1)

WWE Tribute to the Troops (8:00) (3.032 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

WWE Tribute to the Troops (9:00) (2.993 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8)

Psych (2.904 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Storage Wars (10:00) (2.541 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2)

Meet the Browns (10:30) (2.507 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Meet the Browns (10:00) (2.506 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Top Chef (2.116 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (9:30) (1.968 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8)

Mythbusters (1.755 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #10)

Full Throttle Saloon (1.435 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #11)

1000 Ways to Die (1.433 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Manswers (1.121 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #14)

Celebrity Rehab (1.120 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Untold Stories of the ER (10:00) (1.014 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #15)

24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road To The NHL Winter Classic (0.363 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #16)

Source: Nielsen Media Research