select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 11, 2010)

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

SpongeBob SquarePants (6.102 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4)

NFL Thursday Night Football (5.008 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1)

Burn Notice (4.317 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3)

TNT NBA Basketball (4.230 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2)

The First 48 (1.966 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

ESPN Thursday Night College Football (1.776 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (1.745 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

After the First 48 (1.659 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #9)

TNA: Impact! (1.632 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1.444 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

Police Women of Dallas (1.328 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Ancient Aliens (1.226 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

The League (1.000 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (0.946 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Pranked (0.841 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Megadrive (0.475 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #16)

The Fairy Jobmother (0.329 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.1, #17)

Source: Nielsen Media Research