select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, september 18, 2011)

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

Shake It Up (3.617 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

So Random! (7:30) (3.152 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Real Housewives of New Jersey (2.880 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1)

Ice Road Truckers (2.569 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2)

Drop Dead Diva (2.180 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3)

Against the Wall (1.885 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Breaking Bad (1.798 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3)

Great Food Truck Race (1.627 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Top Gear (1.524 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3)

Hoarding: Buried Alive (1.422 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Teen Mom: Teen Dads Special (1.303 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3)

ESPN MLB Sunday Night Baseball (1.220 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Curiosity (1.194 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Bar Rescue (1.036 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Las Vegas Jailhouse (10:00) (0.829 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Bait Car (8:30) (0.796 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T18)

Bait Car (8:00) (0.786 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T18)

Nick News (0.749 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.1, #23)

40 Most Shocking Hip-Hop Moments, Part 2 (0.649 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Snapped (0.640 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T18)

Hillbilly Handfishin' (0.554 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T18)

40 Most Shocking Hip-Hop Moments, Part 1 (0.506 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation (0.437 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T18)

Home Takeover With Simon & Tomas (0.195 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.0, #24)

Source: Nielsen Media Research