select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, august 28, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 34 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

2011 Video Music Awards (12.445 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.2, #1)

Jersey Shore (8.028 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.4, #2)

2011 Video Music Awards Preshow (7.328 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.6, #3)

True Blood (5.312 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.9, #4)

Leverage (9:00) (3.218 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9)

Good Luck Charlie (3.125 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T18)

Keeping Up With the Kardashians (2.878 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #5)

Ice Road Truckers (2.831 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T7)

The Glades (2.711 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T15)

Drop Dead Diva (2.532 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T12)

Real Housewives of New Jersey (2.386 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T7)

So Random! (7:30) (2.302 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T25)

Entourage (2.164 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.3, #6)

Top Gear (1.977 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9)

Breaking Bad (1.913 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T12)

Curb Your Enthusiasm (1.871 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9)

Against the Wall (1.863 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T15)

Sunday Best (1.827 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.7, #14)

Great Food Truck Race (1.794 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T15)

ESPN MLB Sunday Night Baseball (1.584 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T22)

Hoarding: Buried Alive (1.512 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T18)

Cupcake Wars (1.383 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T18)

2011 Video Music Awards (VH1 Simulcast) (1.081 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T18)

Bar Rescue (1.052 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T22)

Iron Chef America (1.051 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T25)

Bait Car (9:30) (0.989 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T25)

Bait Car (9:00) (0.974 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T25)

Livin' for the Apocalypse (0.970 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T22)

Curiosity (0.899 million viewers, #29; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T25)

Michelle Obama on a Mission: Impact Africa (0.862 million viewers, #30; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T25)

Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of MLK (0.847 million viewers, #31; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T25)

Vegas Strip (10:00) (0.804 million viewers, #32; adults 18-49: 0.2, #33)

Hillbilly Handfishin' (0.691 million viewers, #33; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T25)

Home Takeover With Simon & Tomas (0.184 million viewers, #34; adults 18-49: 0.1, #34)

Source: Nielsen Media Research