select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, december 22, 2011)

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

Thursday Night Football (4.583 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1)

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl (3.137 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3)

Beyond Scared Straight (2.444 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2)

After the First 48 (1.785 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4)

Impractical Jokers (10:00) (1.503 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #5)

Impact Wrestling (1.358 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Weed Wars (1.328 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6)

Big Shrimpin' (1.294 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.289 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Beavis and Butt-Head (10:00) (1.003 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

The League (10:00) (0.980 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6)

The League (10:30) (0.889 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Project Accessory (0.754 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Good Vibes (0.581 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Source: Nielsen Media Research