select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, may 8, 2012)

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

NBA Playoffs: Denver/L.A. Lakers - TNT
4.195 million viewers, #1; 2.605 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: Atlanta/Boston - TNT
3.687 million viewers, #2; 2.124 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #2

Deadliest Catch - Discovery
2.685 million viewers, #3; 1.553 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

The Game - BET
1.943 million viewers, #4; 1.355 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Real Housewives of Orange County - Bravo
1.852 million viewers, #5; 1.180 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Hardcore Pawn (9:30) - truTV
1.834 million viewers, #6; 0.893 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Chopped - Food
1.705 million viewers, #7; 0.868 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Let's Stay Together - BET
1.520 million viewers, #8; 1.035 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

The Devils Ride - Discovery
1.515 million viewers, #9; 0.960 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

16 & Pregnant (10:00) - MTV
1.323 million viewers, #10; 0.924 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

United Stats of America - History
1.057 million viewers, #11; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files - Syfy
0.998 million viewers, #12; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Dream Machines - Syfy
0.752 million viewers, #13; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
0.717 million viewers, #14; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Dance Moms: Miami (10:00) - Lifetime
0.698 million viewers, #15; 0.369 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Best Ink - Oxygen
0.443 million viewers, #16; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Source: Nielsen Media Research