select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, august 18, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 10 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Wedding Impossible - Food
2.167 million viewers, #1; 0.784 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #2

How to Rock (8:00, 60 Minutes) - Nickelodeon
2.115 million viewers, #2; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

You Gotta See This! (9:00) - Nickelodeon
1.916 million viewers, #3; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #6

NFL Preseason: Giants/Jets - NFL
1.896 million viewers, #4; 0.897 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #1

NFL Preseason: Cowboys/Chargers - NFL
1.384 million viewers, #5; 0.637 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #3

Tanked - Animal Planet
1.243 million viewers, #6; 0.623 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #4

Smart Cookies - Hallmark
1.045 million viewers, #7; 0.189 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #8

My Cat from Hell - Animal Planet
1.020 million viewers, #8; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #5

10 Kids 2 Dads (10:30) - OWN
0.287 million viewers, #9; 0.134 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #9

10 Kids 2 Dads (10:00) - OWN
0.211 million viewers, #10; 0.104 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #10

Source: Nielsen Media Research