select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, march 3, 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 (7.772 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.1, #1)

Fairly Legal (3.205 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3)

TNT NBA Game #1 (2.715 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2)

TNA: Impact! (1.847 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6)

Beyond Scared Straight (1.704 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4)

The First 48 (1.685 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4)

TNT NBA Game #2 (1.471 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6)

Police Women of Cincinnati (1.083 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Man vs. Wild (1.025 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Archer (1.021 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8)

Million Dollar Listing (0.828 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Source: Nielsen Media Research