select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, december 19, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Real Housewives of Atlanta (3.218 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1)

Sarah Palin's Alaska (2.560 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3)

Leverage (10:00) (2.557 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3)

Leverage (9:00) (2.549 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3)

Ax Men (2.019 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2)

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (9:30) (1.400 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Top Gear (1.359 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (9:00) (1.295 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Kendra (1.243 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3)

Basketball Wives (1.142 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business (1.023 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Married to Rock (0.937 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Football Wives (0.769 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Bridalplasty (0.590 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #14)

Source: Nielsen Media Research