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

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Real Housewives of Atlanta (9:00) (3.413 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1)

The Next Iron Chef (3.390 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3)

Christmas Magic (2.962 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Kourtney & Kim Take New York (2.844 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2)

Hell on Wheels (2.271 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Dexter (2.230 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4)

Leverage (2.109 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Homeland (1.705 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Cupcake Wars (1.633 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Real Deal (9:30) (1.567 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Real Deal (9:00) (1.494 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Chef Roble & Co. (1.412 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

IRT: Deadliest Roads (10:00) (1.361 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas (1.015 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Call of the Wildman (10:00) (0.869 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Tough Love Reunion Special (0.809 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Geek Love (9:00) (0.700 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Geek Love (9:30) (0.682 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

All-American Muslim (0.617 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Snapped (0.599 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.2, #20)

Source: Nielsen Media Research