select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, april 19, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People - History
4.460 million viewers, #1; 1.963 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: Chicago/Miami - TNT
3.417 million viewers, #2; 1.945 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion - Bravo
2.540 million viewers, #3; 1.649 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

NBA Basketball: L.A. Clippers/Phoenix - TNT
1.972 million viewers, #4; 1.097 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.714 million viewers, #5; 0.995 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

The First 48 - A&E
1.676 million viewers, #6; 0.835 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

The Pauly D Project - MTV
1.542 million viewers, #7; 1.083 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

After the First 48 - A&E
1.486 million viewers, #8; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Punk'd - MTV
1.480 million viewers, #9; 0.931 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Impact Wrestling - Spike TV
1.308 million viewers, #10; 0.609 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

The Wiener's Circle (10:30) - truTV
1.219 million viewers, #11; 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Sweet Genius - Food
1.172 million viewers, #12; 0.598 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Kathy - Bravo
0.987 million viewers, #13; 0.640 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Not Safe for Work - truTV
0.939 million viewers, #14; 0.461 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (8:00) - truTV
0.925 million viewers, #15; 0.515 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

NHL Playoffs: Chicago/Phoenix - CNBC
0.380 million viewers, #16; 0.201 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Source: Nielsen Media Research