select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, april 17, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 28 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of SonoftheBronx:

TNT NBA Playoffs Game #1 (5.989 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1)

TNT NBA Playoffs Game #2 (5.038 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.4, #2)

Lemonade Mouth (Repeat) (4.528 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T12)

Storage Wars (S) (3.775 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3)

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (3.571 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7)

TNT NBA Playoffs Pre-Game (3.554 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4)

ESPN MLB Sunday Night Baseball (3.037 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #9)

Ax Men (2.971 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5)

Army Wives (2.971 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7)

The Killing (2.507 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T12)

Game of Thrones (9:02) (2.222 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T10)

Khloe & Lamar (2.195 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5)

2011 TV Land Awards (2.022 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T26)

Coming Home (1.742 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T17)

Inspector America (1.682 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T12)

Breakout Kings (1.676 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.7, #16)

Real Housewives of Orange County (1.644 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T10)

Mob Wives (1.418 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T12)

Sister Wives (1.390 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T17)

The Family Crews (1.354 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Last Cake Standing (1.330 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Strange Sex (1.203 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T17)

Game of Thrones (10:06 Encore) (1.175 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Iron Chef America (1.157 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

The Dance Scene (0.962 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Game of Thrones Premiere Preview (8:45) (0.883 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T26)

Audrina (0.791 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Saddle Ranch (0.577 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.3, #28)

Source: Nielsen Media Research