select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, october 20, 2012)

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

College Football: Alabama/Tennessee - ESPN
4.223 million viewers, #1; 1.953 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

iCarly (8:00) - Nickelodeon
3.338 million viewers, #2; 0.770 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Victorious (8:30) - Nickelodeon
3.241 million viewers, #3; 0.828 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

Big Time Rush (9:00) - Nickelodeon
2.648 million viewers, #4; 0.612 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

How to Rock (9:30) - Nickelodeon
2.116 million viewers, #5; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

A Nanny's Revenge - Lifetime
1.461 million viewers, #6; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Parking Wars (9:00) - A&E
1.444 million viewers, #7; 0.743 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Parking Wars (9:30) - A&E
1.398 million viewers, #8; 0.698 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Billy the Exterminator (10:30) - A&E
1.345 million viewers, #9; 0.522 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

College Football (10:30) - ESPN2
1.301 million viewers, #10; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

Billy the Exterminator (10:00) - A&E
1.253 million viewers, #11; 0.475 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Too Cute! - Animal Planet
0.910 million viewers, #12; 0.274 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Pit Bulls & Parolees (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.895 million viewers, #13; 0.322 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's - OWN
0.742 million viewers, #14; 0.337 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

The Girl - HBO
0.722 million viewers, #15; 0.275 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

Iyanla, Fix My Life - OWN
0.555 million viewers, #16; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

College Football (7:15) - ESPN2
0.471 million viewers, #17; 0.163 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

Source: Nielsen Media Research