select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, november 16, 2011)

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

American Horror Story (3.061 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1)

Psych (2.457 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3)

South Park (2.411 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2)

American Hoggers (10:00) (1.987 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Lady Hoggers (10:30) (1.638 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Ghost Hunters (1.597 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Top Chef: Texas (1.453 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

MythBusters (1.421 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) (1.413 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3)

Operation Repo (9:30) (1.373 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

The Real World (1.345 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Restaurant: Impossible (1.310 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13)

Ancient Aliens (1.251 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13)

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (1.244 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13)

Brad Meltzer's Decoded (1.187 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T17)

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (1.097 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Extreme Couponing (10:00) (0.965 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13)

Work of Art (0.727 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T17)

Mr. Young (0.439 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T19)

Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back (0.136 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T19)

Inside the NFL (0.124 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T21)

Inside NASCAR (0.044 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T21)

Source: Nielsen Media Research