select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, january 13, 2011)

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

Jersey Shore (8.563 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.4, #1)

Beyond Scared Straight (3.676 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2)

The First 48 (2.697 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2.313 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

TNT NBA Game #1 (1.972 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5)

TNT NBA Game #2 (1.956 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #6)

Police Women of Cincinnati (1.694 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #7)

Brad Meltzer's Decoded (1.612 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #8)

Source: Nielsen Media Research