select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 23, 2012)

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

Burn Notice - USA
4.958 million viewers, #1; 1.688 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

Suits - USA
4.482 million viewers, #2; 1.877 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

NFL Preseason: Cardinals/Titans - ESPN
3.362 million viewers, #3; 1.502 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.688 million viewers, #4; 1.286 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Sullivan & Son (10:00) - TBS
2.331 million viewers, #5; 1.247 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

Snooki & JWOWW - MTV
2.208 million viewers, #6; 1.409 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Awkward - MTV
2.189 million viewers, #7; 1.304 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.976 million viewers, #8; 0.994 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

The American Bible Challenge - GSN
1.730 million viewers, #9; 0.550 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.717 million viewers, #10; 0.761 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.504 million viewers, #11; 0.625 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Extreme Chef - Food
0.962 million viewers, #12; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Four Weddings (10:00) - TLC
0.940 million viewers, #13; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Saw Dogs (10:00) - Discovery
0.889 million viewers, #14; 0.393 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Wilfred - FX
0.835 million viewers, #15; 0.548 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.827 million viewers, #16; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Saw Dogs (10:30) - Discovery
0.749 million viewers, #17; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Louie - FX
0.714 million viewers, #18; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Beat the Chefs - GSN
0.521 million viewers, #19; 0.160 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

The Real L Word - Showtime
0.192 million viewers, #20; 0.162 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research