select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, may 18, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of SonoftheBronx & TVBill while TravisYanan is on hiatus:

TNT NBA Playoffs (10.036 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.3, #1)

South Park (2.415 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

Real World: Las Vegas (2.159 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3)

House of Payne (10:00) (1.698 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

House of Payne (10:30) (1.676 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Mythbusters (1.578 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Workaholics (1.496 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4)

Extreme Couponing (9:30) (1.411 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Top Chef Masters (1.262 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

The Ultimate Fighter (1.177 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Hole in the Wall (1.113 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13)

The Electric Barbarellas (0.959 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11)

Versus NHL Playoffs (0.847 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12)

Source: Nielsen Media Research