select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, may 1, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (5.102 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1)

In Plain Sight (3.867 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5)

Good Luck Charlie (3.202 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Army Wives (3.124 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5)

Shake It Up (3.112 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Ax Men (2.907 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2)

Game of Thrones (2.438 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

ESPN MLB Sunday Night Baseball (2.249 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #8)

Real Housewives of Orange County (2.039 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

Khloe & Lamar (1.934 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5)

The Killing (1.808 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Coming Home (1.767 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

River Monsters (1.591 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Breakout Kings (1.467 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #11)

Mob Wives (1.355 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

The Dance Scene (1.058 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

The Family Crews (0.927 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #17)

The Borgias (0.824 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T18)

Treme (0.560 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.2, #21)

Audrina (0.465 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T18)

Saddle Ranch (0.438 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T18)

Source: Nielsen Media Research