select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, december 29, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Valero Alamo Bowl (6.923 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1)

Champs Sports Bowl (5.228 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2)

NBA Basketball: New York/LA Lakers (3.305 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2)

NBA Basketball: Dallas/Oklahoma City (2.434 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

Beyond Scared Straight (2.357 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

After the First 48 (2.259 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6)

Alaska: The Last Frontier (1.892 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Impact Wrestling (1.510 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

NY Ink (1.482 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6)

Man, Woman, Wild (1.437 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Big Shrimpin' (1.338 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Impractical Jokers (10:00) (1.310 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.255 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Three Inches (1.020 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #16)

Beavis and Butt-Head (10:00) (0.919 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Hook, Line & Sisters (0.749 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #15)

Good Vibes (0.490 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #17)

Source: Nielsen Media Research