select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 11, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (7.374 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.7, #1)

Burn Notice (4.749 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

NFL Preseason: Seahawks/Chargers (4.390 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2)

Suits (3.963 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3)

Project Runway (2.806 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #5)

Family BrainSurge (1.908 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

After the First 48 (1.770 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #8)

Impact Wrestling (1.536 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Futurama (1.462 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Ancient Aliens (1.318 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Wilfred (1.229 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

LA Ink (1.119 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.089 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Russian Dolls (0.975 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Top 20 Most Shocking (0.891 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Ugly Americans (0.888 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Extreme Chef (0.844 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Louie (0.733 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Source: Nielsen Media Research