select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, january 27, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (8.833 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.5, #1)

Royal Pains (4.342 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4)

Fairly Legal (4.095 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #6)

Beyond Scared Straight (3.418 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2)

TNT NBA Game #1 (2.784 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #5)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2.552 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3)

The First 48 (2.425 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #7)

TNA: Impact! (1.934 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

TNT NBA Game #2 (1.878 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #8)

Archer (1.529 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Brad Meltzer's Decoded (1.441 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

Police Women of Cincinnati (1.406 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

ESPN Winter X Games Day 1 (1.279 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Source: Nielsen Media Research