select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, december 8, 2010)

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

Psych (3.087 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

Meet the Browns (10:30) (2.775 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1)

Meet the Browns (10:00) (2.709 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2)

Storage Wars (10:30) (2.242 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

Mythbusters (2.238 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6)

Storage Wars (10:00) (2.050 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6)

Top Chef (2.030 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

ESPN NBA Game (1.899 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #8)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (1.712 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Ghost Hunters (1.703 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

1000 Ways to Die (1.613 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

The Eight-Limbed Boy (1.393 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

The Challenge: Cutthroat (1.239 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Full Throttle Saloon (1.235 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13)

Hollywood Treasure (10:00) (1.208 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13)

Manswers (1.080 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13)

Hollywood Treasure (10:30) (1.071 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Storm Chasers: Behind the Storm (0.995 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Celebrity Rehab (0.890 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Dance Clam Slam (0.171 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.1, #20)

Source: Nielsen Media Research