select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 10, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

MLB Division Playoffs (8:06) (4.653 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2)

MLB Division Playoffs (4:33) (4.231 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (3.093 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1)

Swamp People (3.022 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

IRT: Deadliest Roads (2.963 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

Boardwalk Empire (2.572 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

Mad Men (2.229 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12)

The Next Iron Chef (2.097 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9)

Sister Wives (10:30) (2.046 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7)

Sister Wives (10:00) (1.891 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9)

Dexter (1.864 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7)

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (7:30) (1.762 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T18)

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (7:00) (1.609 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T18)

The Spin Crowd (1.473 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9)

Rubicon (1.260 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T18)

Eastbound & Down (1.240 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12)

Food Feuds (1.173 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

La La's Full Court Wedding (0.876 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Bored to Death (0.859 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Fantasia For Real (0.812 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Source: Nielsen Media Research