select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, may 1, 2013)

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

NBA Playoffs: Houston/Oklahoma City - Game 5 - TNT
4.498 million viewers, #1; 2.611 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: Boston/New York - Game 5 - TNT
3.462 million viewers, #2; 1.857 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Psych - USA
2.352 million viewers, #3; 1.038 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.743 million viewers, #4; 0.785 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

MythBusters (9:00) - Discovery
1.522 million viewers, #5; 0.943 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

Restaurant Stakeout (10:00) - Food
1.278 million viewers, #6; 0.534 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Hoarding: Buried Alive (9:00) - TLC
1.082 million viewers, #7; 0.599 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

The Real World: Portland (10:00) - MTV
1.024 million viewers, #8; 0.852 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

MythBusters: Blast from the Past (8:00) - Discovery
0.917 million viewers, #9; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

My Crazy Obsession (10:00) - TLC
0.818 million viewers, #10; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Haunted Collector (9:00) - Syfy
0.767 million viewers, #11; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius (10:00) - Discovery
0.749 million viewers, #12; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Deep South Paranormal (10:00) - Syfy
0.717 million viewers, #13; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.605 million viewers, #14; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.564 million viewers, #15; 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Dukes of Melrose (10:00) - Bravo
0.559 million viewers, #16; 0.302 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Dukes of Melrose (10:30) - Bravo
0.555 million viewers, #17; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Forever Young (10:00) - TV Land
0.529 million viewers, #18; 0.083 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Best Ink (10:00) - Oxygen
0.356 million viewers, #19; 0.239 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Manhunt (8:00) - HBO
0.303 million viewers, #20; 0.161 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

NHL Playoffs: Toronto/Boston - Game 1 - CNBC
0.200 million viewers, #21; 0.101 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

60 Minutes Sports - Showtime
0.094 million viewers, #22; 0.046 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

Off Pitch (10:00) - VH1
0.087 million viewers, #23; 0.042 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #24

All Access: Mayweather vs. Guerrero - Showtime
0.058 million viewers, #24; 0.056 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research