select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, january 20, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 10 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (8.870 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.7, #1)

Royal Pains (4.432 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4)

Fairly Legal (3.876 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4)

Beyond Scared Straight (3.479 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2.755 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3)

The First 48 (2.492 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #6)

TNT NBA Game #1 (1.900 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

TNA: Impact! (1.648 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #9)

TNT NBA Game #2 (1.633 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7)

Police Women of Cincinnati (1.280 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #10)

Source: Nielsen Media Research