select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, august 24, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swindle - Nickelodeon
4.191 million viewers, #1; 0.778 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #2

Cedar Cove (8:00) - Hallmark
2.100 million viewers, #2; 0.239 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #9

Hell on Wheels (9:00) - AMC
1.999 million viewers, #3; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #4

Escape from Polygamy - Lifetime
1.796 million viewers, #4; 0.805 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #1

NFL Preseason Games - NFLN
1.043 million viewers, #5; 0.521 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #3

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (10:00) - OWN
0.758 million viewers, #6; 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #6

Too Cute! (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.704 million viewers, #7; 0.250 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #8

The White Queen (9:00) - Starz
0.704 million viewers, #8; 0.258 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #7

Iyanla: Fix My Life (9:00) - OWN
0.678 million viewers, #9; 0.309 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #5

Too Cute! (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.625 million viewers, #10; 0.218 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #10

All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo (10:00) - Showtime
0.225 million viewers, #11; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #11

Source: Nielsen Media Research