select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, march 16, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Storage Wars (10:30) (3.027 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T1)

ESPN NBA Game #1 (2.892 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

Justified (2.366 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5)

Top Chef (2.256 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

Real World: Las Vegas (2.155 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T1)

ESPN NBA Game #2 (1.719 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Ghost Hunters (1.690 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (9:00) (1.643 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Sons of Guns (9:00) (1.564 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Hot in Cleveland (1.558 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13)

Face Off (1.494 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Hoarding: Buried Alive (1.257 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12)

1000 Ways to Die (1.244 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11)

Retired at 35 (1.061 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14)

Source: Nielsen Media Research