select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, february 17, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (7.644 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.0, #1)

Royal Pains (3.892 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

Britney Spears: Hold It Against Me (3.485 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2)

Fairly Legal (3.223 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

TNT NBA Game #1 (2.035 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

The First 48 (1.758 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6)

TNA: Impact! (1.544 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Man vs. Wild (1.515 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6)

TNT NBA Game #2 (1.311 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Police Women of Cincinnati (1.190 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Archer (0.985 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #11)

Source: Nielsen Media Research