select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, july 14, 2011)

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

Burn Notice (5.394 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1)

Suits (4.378 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3)

Swamp People (3.912 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

Real Housewives of New York City (2.171 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4)

The First 48 (1.802 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Impact Wrestling (1.578 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Wilfred (1.564 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5)

The First 48: Missing Persons (1.554 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

NY Ink (1.458 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Futurama (1.406 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.314 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Top 20 Most Shocking (1.247 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Louie (1.117 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Tattoo School (1.054 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Extreme Chef (1.011 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

True Life (10:00) (0.962 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12)

Ugly Americans (0.814 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T16)

Source: Nielsen Media Research