select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 26, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA: Heat vs Celtics (7.348 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.3, #1)

NBA: Rockets vs Lakers (4.279 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #2)

Sons of Anarchy (2.674 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4)

16 & Pregnant (2.627 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3)

Millionaire Matchmaker (1.852 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5)

Dirty Jobs (1.742 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #6)

Bad Girls Club (1.548 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #7)

Billy the Exterminator (1.543 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Melissa & Joey (1.383 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #8)

Chopped (1.333 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

100 Ways to Die (1.304 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

19 Kids and Counting (1.233 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

The Little Couple (1.150 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel (1.143 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (1.081 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Tower Prep (1.061 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #19)

Stargate Universe (1.012 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #15)

Caprica (0.843 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

30 for 30 (0.712 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

In Treatment (9:30) (0.250 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T20)

In Treatment (9:00) (0.227 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.0, #22)

Dance Cam Slam (0.155 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T20)

Source: Nielsen Media Research