select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, may 22, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Indiana/Miami - TNT
5.503 million viewers, #1; 3.142 million adults 18-49 (2.5 rating), #1

Deadliest Catch - Discovery
3.248 million viewers, #2; 1.885 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.211 million viewers, #3; 1.150 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

The Game - BET
1.987 million viewers, #4; 1.285 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Real Housewives of Orange County - Bravo
1.915 million viewers, #5; 1.307 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

The Devils Ride - Discovery
1.550 million viewers, #6; 0.945 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Let's Stay Together - BET
1.529 million viewers, #7; 0.973 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

16 & Pregnant (10:00) - MTV
1.256 million viewers, #8; 0.968 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

United Stats of America - History
0.900 million viewers, #9; 0.369 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files - Syfy
0.895 million viewers, #10; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Pregnant in Heels - Bravo
0.768 million viewers, #11; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Dance Moms: Miami (10:00) - Lifetime
0.766 million viewers, #12; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

River Monsters (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.707 million viewers, #13; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Hollywood Treasure - Syfy
0.703 million viewers, #14; 0.359 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Call of the Wildman: The "Beast" of Special - Animal Planet
0.577 million viewers, #15; 0.259 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Source: Nielsen Media Research