select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, may 25, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of SonoftheBronx & TVBill while TravisYanan is on hiatus:

ESPN NBA Playoffs (7.012 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1)

South Park (2.532 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

Real World: Las Vegas (1.730 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3)

Storage Wars (Repeat, 10:00) (1.664 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

House of Payne (10:00) (1.514 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Workaholics (1.512 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4)

Extreme Couponing (9:30) (1.484 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

House of Payne (10:30) (1.372 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #9)

The Ultimate Fighter (1.015 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Mythbusters (Repeat) (1.003 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #10)

Top Chef Masters (Repeat) (0.377 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #11)

Source: Nielsen Media Research