select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, december 19, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 26 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Moonshiners (10:00) - Discovery
3.654 million viewers, #1; 2.262 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #1

Amish Mafia (9:00) - Discovery
3.078 million viewers, #2; 1.801 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

American Restoration (9:30) - History
2.374 million viewers, #3; 0.643 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

WWE Tribute to the Troops - USA
2.337 million viewers, #4; 0.958 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

American Restoration (9:00) - History
2.131 million viewers, #5; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Shipping Wars (10:00) - A&E
1.835 million viewers, #6; 0.985 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Shipping Wars (10:30) - A&E
1.800 million viewers, #7; 0.970 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Nets at Knicks - ESPN
1.677 million viewers, #8; 0.966 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Full Throttle Saloon - truTV
1.524 million viewers, #9; 0.948 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Invention USA (10:00) - History
1.481 million viewers, #10; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Top Chef: Seattle - Bravo
1.458 million viewers, #11; 0.821 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

NBA Basketball: Bucks at Grizzlies - ESPN
1.223 million viewers, #12; 0.643 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.205 million viewers, #13; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Restaurant: Impossible (9:00) - Food
1.183 million viewers, #14; 0.544 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Cheer Perfection - TLC
1.077 million viewers, #15; 0.542 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Toddlers & Tiaras (9:00) - TLC
1.075 million viewers, #16; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons - MTV
1.005 million viewers, #17; 0.817 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Black Gold - truTV
0.995 million viewers, #18; 0.631 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Happily Divorced - TV Land
0.940 million viewers, #19; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the 90s (Hour 2) - VH1
0.561 million viewers, #20; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

The Soup - E!
0.534 million viewers, #21; 0.355 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the 90s (Hour 1) - VH1
0.481 million viewers, #22; 0.304 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings - E!
0.353 million viewers, #23; 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Celebrity Oops They Did It Again - E!
0.283 million viewers, #24; 0.150 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.138 million viewers, #25; 0.036 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #25

Jim Rome on Showtime - Showtime
0.060 million viewers, #26; 0.030 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #26

Source: Nielsen Media Research