select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, march 6, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Army Wives (4.228 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T2)

Good Luck Charlie (4.059 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #17)

Shake It Up (3.817 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T18)

Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts (3.213 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1)

Chopped (3.206 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T4)

Ax Men (3.184 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T4)

Breakout Kings (2.805 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T6)

Coming Home (2.681 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8)

ESPN NBA Game #2 (2.307 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T14)

Basketball Wives (2.281 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T6)

Iron Chef America (2.168 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #13)

Cake Boss (2.134 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T14)

Real Housewives of Orange County (2.050 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8)

Kourtney & Kim Take New York (1.986 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8)

ESPN NBA Game #1 (1.945 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T14)

Love & Hip-Hop (1.939 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8)

Holly's World (1.698 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 1.0, #12)

Big Love (1.363 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T18)

Shameless (1.139 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Heavily Ever After (1.098 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

The Family Crews (1.095 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T2)

Ruby (0.473 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.1, #23)

Californication (0.469 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.2, #22)

Source: Nielsen Media Research