select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, november 28, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Walking Dead (5.561 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1)

Shake It Up (3.797 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14)

Sonny With a Chance (3.781 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T19)

Good Luck Charlie (3.695 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T19)

Soul Train Awards (3.649 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3)

Sarah Palin's Alaska (3.486 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #7)

Real Housewives of Atlanta (3.221 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2)

Boardwalk Empire (3.004 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4)

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2.611 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Dexter (2.537 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4)

Soul Train Awards Red Carpet (2.003 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #8)

IRT: Deadliest Roads (1.978 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Kendra (1.956 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4)

Iron Chef America (1.791 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Chopped (1.765 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Dirty Jobs (1.340 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14)

Top Gear (1.275 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Paranormal State (9:30) (1.197 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14)

Nicki Minaj: My Time Now (1.173 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14)

Paranormal State (9:00) (1.102 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T19)

Married to Rock (1.068 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14)

Ghost Prophecies (1.064 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T19)

Fantasia For Real (0.713 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.4, #23)

Football Wives (0.562 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.3, #24)

Source: Nielsen Media Research