select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 14, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (5.681 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1)

Project Runway (3.490 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2)

ESPN Thursday Night College Football (2.626 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

The First 48 (2.091 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

TNA: Impact! (1.895 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (1.791 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

After the First 48 (1.773 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

Real Housewives of DC (1.573 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (1.534 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1.485 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3)

On the Road with Austin & Santino (1.259 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

The League (0.856 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10)

Source: Nielsen Media Research