select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, july 12, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Covert Affairs (4.298 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4)

White Collar (3.839 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4)

Teen Mom (3.050 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1)

Deadliest Catch (2.983 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3)

Memphis Beat (2.939 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Pretty Little Liars (2.424 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #6)

Hawthorne (2.416 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Tosh.0 (2.371 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

The Looney Tunes Show (2.244 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Chopped (1.816 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

After the Catch (1.659 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (1.559 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7)

Storage Hunters (10:00) (1.547 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) (1.448 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

How the States Got Their Shapes (1.372 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy (1.362 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Nine Lives of Chloe King (1.290 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Flipping Out (1.251 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Toya: A Family Affair (1.232 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

The Little Couple (10:00) (1.123 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T21)

Cupcake Wars (1.089 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Million Dollar Decorators (0.658 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T21)

Mutant Planet (0.633 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T23)

Friday Night Lights (ESPN Premiere, 8:00) (0.534 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T23)

Friday Night Lights (ESPN Premiere, 9:00) (0.287 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.1, #25)

Source: Nielsen Media Research