select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, september 4, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

True Blood (4.391 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1)

Keeping Up With the Kardashians (3.530 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2)

Ice Road Truckers (2.624 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4)

Breaking Bad (1.975 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5)

Drop Dead Diva (1.928 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Great Food Truck Race (1.796 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Against the Wall (1.756 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Entourage (1.723 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3)

9/11: Heroes of the 88th Floor (1.716 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Top Gear (1.669 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #6)

Sunday Best (1.562 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Curb Your Enthusiasm (1.425 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Iron Chef America (1.238 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Food Network Challenge (1.142 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Dinosaur Revolution (9:00) (0.861 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Las Vegas Jailhouse (10:00) (0.828 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Dinosaur Revolution (10:00) (0.819 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #20)

Curiosity (0.792 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Celebrity Rehab (0.785 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12)

Snapped (0.749 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Home Takeover With Simon & Tomas (0.095 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.0, #21)

Source: Nielsen Media Research