select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 22, 2013)

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

Pawn Stars (9:30) - History
5.007 million viewers, #1; 2.045 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

Pawn Stars (9:00) - History
4.302 million viewers, #2; 1.737 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

NFL Preseason: Panthers at Ravens - ESPN
3.954 million viewers, #3; 1.868 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Burn Notice - USA
3.643 million viewers, #4; 1.197 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.245 million viewers, #5; 0.936 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Graceland - USA
2.177 million viewers, #6; 0.957 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning (10:00) - History
1.977 million viewers, #7; 0.897 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Sullivan & Son - TBS
1.905 million viewers, #8; 1.003 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.541 million viewers, #9; 1.044 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning (10:30) - History
1.492 million viewers, #10; 0.710 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Ghost Shark - Syfy
1.383 million viewers, #11; 0.456 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Airplane Repo (10:00) - Discovery
1.317 million viewers, #12; 0.655 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.290 million viewers, #13; 0.868 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.246 million viewers, #14; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.155 million viewers, #15; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Panic 9-1-1 (10:00) - A&E
1.113 million viewers, #16; 0.569 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Four Weddings (10:00) - TLC
1.059 million viewers, #17; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (10:00) - Food
0.905 million viewers, #18; 0.399 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Co-ed Nightmares - E!
0.670 million viewers, #19; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

World's Dumbest... (8:00) - truTV
0.643 million viewers, #20; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

I Survived a Serial Killer - E!
0.627 million viewers, #21; 0.391 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Supermarket Superstar (10:30) - Lifetime
0.574 million viewers, #22; 0.249 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Wilfred (10:00) - FX
0.411 million viewers, #23; 0.292 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Owner's Manual (10:30) - AMC
0.216 million viewers, #24; 0.141 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research