select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 30, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Republican National Convention (10:00) - FNC
9.057 million viewers, #1; 1.967 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

College Football (6:55) - ESPN
4.129 million viewers, #2; 2.328 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #1

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.564 million viewers, #3; 1.284 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Republican National Convention (10:00) - CNN
2.327 million viewers, #4; 0.696 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

College Football (10:20) - ESPN
2.188 million viewers, #5; 1.202 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Sullivan & Son (10:00) - TBS
2.090 million viewers, #6; 1.161 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Republican National Convention (10:00) - MSNBC
1.876 million viewers, #7; 0.525 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Awkward - MTV
1.742 million viewers, #8; 0.955 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Snooki & JWOWW - MTV
1.648 million viewers, #9; 1.022 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Republican National Convention (9:00) - MSNBC
1.597 million viewers, #10; 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

The First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.562 million viewers, #11; 0.788 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.544 million viewers, #12; 0.563 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Republican National Convention (9:00) - CNN
1.497 million viewers, #13; 0.318 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.416 million viewers, #14; 0.615 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Republican National Convention (8:00) - MSNBC
1.230 million viewers, #15; 0.225 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Republican National Convention (8:00) - CNN
1.148 million viewers, #16; 0.307 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Top 20 Most Shocking (8:00) - truTV
0.970 million viewers, #17; 0.548 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Extreme Chef - Food
0.959 million viewers, #18; 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The American Bible Challenge - GSN
0.949 million viewers, #19; 0.176 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Four Weddings (10:00) - TLC
0.932 million viewers, #20; 0.453 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.896 million viewers, #21; 0.430 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Saw Dogs (10:30) - Discovery
0.794 million viewers, #22; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Saw Dogs (10:00) - Discovery
0.737 million viewers, #23; 0.322 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

NFL Preseason: Chiefs/Packers - NFL
0.726 million viewers, #24; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Wilfred - FX
0.719 million viewers, #25; 0.542 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Louie - FX
0.604 million viewers, #26; 0.430 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

NFL Preseason: Broncos/Cardinals - NFL
0.375 million viewers, #27; 0.214 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Beat the Chefs - GSN
0.357 million viewers, #28; 0.115 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

The Real L Word - Showtime
0.206 million viewers, #29; 0.146 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research