select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, march 29, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People - History
4.326 million viewers, #1; 1.985 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City/L.A. Lakers - TNT
3.486 million viewers, #2; 2.140 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

Punk'd - MTV
3.202 million viewers, #3; 2.039 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

The Pauly D Project - MTV
2.902 million viewers, #4; 1.997 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #3

NBA Basketball: Dallas/Miami - TNT
2.799 million viewers, #5; 1.660 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #5

Mudcats - History
2.306 million viewers, #6; 1.108 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

The First 48 - A&E
1.540 million viewers, #7; 0.778 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

The First 48: Missing Persons - A&E
1.436 million viewers, #8; 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling - Spike TV
1.363 million viewers, #9; 0.564 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Impactical Jokers (10:30) - truTV
1.271 million viewers, #10; 0.851 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Impactical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.265 million viewers, #11; 0.833 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Sweet Genius - Food
0.988 million viewers, #12; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Behind the Music - VH1
0.645 million viewers, #13; 0.444 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Source: Nielsen Media Research