select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, july 21, 2011)

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

Swamp People (5.518 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1)

Burn Notice (5.390 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2)

Suits (4.376 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2)

Family BrainSurge (2.510 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Real Housewives of New York City (2.449 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4)

Top 20 Most Shocking (1.474 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Wilfred (1.436 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Futurama (1.407 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

NY Ink (1.382 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.267 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Extreme Chef (1.105 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11)

True Life (10:00) (1.034 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Louie (0.869 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Ugly Americans (0.852 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Source: Nielsen Media Research