select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, june 1, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Pawn Stars (10:00) (5.226 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1)

American Pickers (4.277 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

Franklin & Bash (2.746 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

South Park (2.558 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

Real World: Las Vegas (2.180 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

House of Payne (10:00) (2.093 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

House of Payne (10:30) (2.011 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

Men of a Certain Age (1.846 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #14)

Extreme Couponing (9:30) (1.706 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

Workaholics (1.659 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5)

Ghost Hunters (8:00) (1.491 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

Haunted Collector (1.444 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

The Ultimate Fighter (1.245 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #10)

Top Chef Masters (1.181 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11)

Dude, What Would Happen (0.983 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T16)

Destroy Build Destroy (0.841 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T16)

The World According to Paris (0.409 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #15)

Source: Nielsen Media Research