select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 25, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (8.470 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.5, #1)

NFL Preseason: Redskins/Ravens (4.614 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2)

Burn Notice (4.576 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4)

Suits (3.818 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #5)

Project Runway (3.318 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3)

Beyond Scared Straight (2.343 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #6)

The First 48 (2.072 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7)

Impact Wrestling (1.622 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.591 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10)

Secret Access: Most Credible UFOs (1.535 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Futurama (1.524 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (9:00) (1.435 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (10:00) (1.411 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Top 20 Most Shocking (1.336 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Ancient Aliens (1.257 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T17)

Wilfred (1.208 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

LA Ink (1.133 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

The Problem Solverz (1.125 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T22)

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (8:00) (1.080 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T17)

Dance Moms (Repeat, 10:30) (0.873 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T20)

Ugly Americans (0.819 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T20)

Louie (0.805 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T17)

Killer Food (0.686 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T22)

Life 2.0 (0.212 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.0, #24)

Source: Nielsen Media Research