select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, december 12, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Shake It Up (3.702 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Good Luck Charlie (3.408 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Christmas Cupid (3.398 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2)

Sonny With a Chance (3.223 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Sarah Palin's Alaska (3.066 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Real Housewives of Atlanta (2.928 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1)

Dexter (2.480 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2)

Ax Men (2.117 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Leverage (2.103 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Kendra (1.714 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Marry Me, Part 1 (1.658 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Basketball Wives (1.416 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7)

Top Gear (1.272 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (1.149 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Married to Rock (1.089 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business (1.025 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Bama Belles (0.924 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T19)

Shameless Sneak Peek (0.907 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Football Wives (0.884 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Bridalplasty (0.719 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T19)

Wishful Drinking (0.573 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.2, #21)

Source: Nielsen Media Research