select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, february 3, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (8.256 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.5, #1)

Royal Pains (3.868 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5)

Fairly Legal (3.674 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5)

NBA Game #2 (3.039 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

NBA Game #1 (2.794 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3)

Beyond Scared Straight (2.447 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4)

The First 48 (2.004 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7)

TNA: Impact! (1.953 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Brad Meltzer's Decoded (1.727 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #8)

Police Women of Cincinnati (1.392 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Archer (1.110 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9)

Million Dollar Listing (1.030 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Source: Nielsen Media Research