select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, december 15, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

ESPN NBA Game #1 (2.787 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2)

Storage Wars (10:30) (2.752 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1)

Meet the Browns (10:30) (2.564 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

Meet the Browns (10:00) (2.537 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

Psych (10:00) (2.529 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

Psych (9:00) (2.425 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

Time Machine (2.411 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #11)

Storage Wars (10:00) (2.210 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #8)

Top Chef (1.978 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

ESPN NBA Game #2 (1.809 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (1.739 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Mythbusters (9:00) (1.518 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

1000 Ways to Die (1.469 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #16)

The Challenge: Cutthroat (1.389 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9)

Full Throttle Saloon (1.335 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Mythbusters (10:00) (1.326 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Untold Stories of the ER (1.153 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T17)

Manswers (0.925 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T17)

Celebrity Rehab (0.615 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.3, #19)

24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road To The NHL Winter Classic (0.383 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.2, #20)

Source: Nielsen Media Research