select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, september 1, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (Repeat) (4.427 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1)

Burn Notice (4.074 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4)

Suits (3.961 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2)

Project Runway (3.216 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2)

Beyond Scared Straight (1.948 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5)

The First 48 (1.676 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #8)

Futurama (1.571 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6)

Ancient Aliens (1.552 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Nick News (1.535 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T19)

Impact Wrestling (1.419 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Wilfred (1.320 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6)

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (10:00) (1.160 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

Dance Moms (Repeat, 10:30) (1.143 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.142 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10)

The Problem Solverz (1.055 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T19)

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (9:00) (1.032 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Louie (0.975 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.6, #9)

LA Ink (0.969 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Ugly Americans (0.860 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (8:00) (0.852 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Source: Nielsen Media Research