select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, november 2, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Psych (3.077 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

South Park (2.851 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T1)

American Horror Story (2.745 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T1)

American Hoggers (10:30) (2.087 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

American Hoggers (10:00) (1.941 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10)

MythBusters (1.819 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Ghost Hunters (1.789 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10)

Restaurant: Impossible (1.730 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10)

Top Chef: Texas (1.585 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) (1.497 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Operation Repo (9:30) (1.484 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13)

The Real World (1.429 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4)

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (1.354 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie (1.256 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T15)

Extreme Couponing (10:00) (1.253 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13)

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (1.250 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T15)

Bear Swamp Recovery (10:00) (1.031 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #17)

Work of Art (0.704 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #18)

Fort Boyard - Ultimate Challenge (0.246 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T21)

Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back (0.195 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T19)

Inside the NFL (0.156 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T19)

Inside NASCAR (0.065 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T21)

Source: Nielsen Media Research