select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, may 8, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Golden State/San Antonio - Game 2 - TNT
5.314 million viewers, #1; 2.989 million adults 18-49 (2.4 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: Chicago/Miami - Game 2 - TNT
5.286 million viewers, #2; 2.899 million adults 18-49 (2.3 rating), #2

Psych - USA
2.294 million viewers, #3; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (9:00) - History
1.528 million viewers, #4; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #6

MythBusters (9:00) - Discovery
1.235 million viewers, #5; 0.690 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

Hoarding: Buried Alive (9:00) - TLC
0.929 million viewers, #6; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

The Real World: Portland (10:00) - MTV
0.895 million viewers, #7; 0.707 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Haunted Collector (9:00) - Syfy
0.810 million viewers, #8; 0.359 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Million Dollar Listing: New York (10:00) - Bravo
0.799 million viewers, #9; 0.428 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

My Crazy Obsession (10:00) - TLC
0.741 million viewers, #10; 0.360 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius (10:00) - Discovery
0.733 million viewers, #11; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

Deep South Paranormal (10:00) - Syfy
0.589 million viewers, #12; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.575 million viewers, #13; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Best Ink (10:00) - Oxygen
0.448 million viewers, #14; 0.262 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #13

Dukes of Melrose (9:30) - Bravo
0.409 million viewers, #15; 0.218 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

All Grown Up: Child Stars Today (10:30) - E!
0.393 million viewers, #16; 0.219 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

NHL Playoffs: Toronto/Boston - Game 4 - CNBC
0.365 million viewers, #17; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Dukes of Melrose (9:00) - Bravo
0.347 million viewers, #18; 0.164 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

NHL Playoffs: Los Angeles/St. Louis - Game 5 - CNBC
0.279 million viewers, #19; 0.193 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Off Pitch (10:00) - VH1
0.195 million viewers, #20; 0.123 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Model Employee (10:30) - VH1
0.148 million viewers, #21; 0.100 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Jim Rome on Showtime - Showtime
0.024 million viewers, #22; 0.006 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research