select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, may 12, 2011)

Here are the highlights of nine ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of SonoftheBronx & TVBill while TravisYanan is on hiatus:

Swamp People (4.082 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1)

Mounted in Alaska (2.063 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2)

America's Best Dance Crew (1.918 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3)

TNA: Impact! (1.809 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Real Housewives of New York City (1.792 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3)

The First 48 (1.498 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Versus NHL Playoffs (1.251 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Manhunters (10:30) (1.214 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Manhunters (10:00) (1.210 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Source: Nielsen Media Research