What were basic cable top shows in 2011 ?

Tv by the numbers released these figures and, like in 2010, brain-deads rule : Jersey Shore and The Walking Dead are once again by far basic cable most watched programs. Among the top 20 shows, there are only 8 scripted series.

These figures are based on the number of people among the 18-49 demographic having watched a show live or within 7 days on DVR.

1 — Jersey Shore (Thursdays at 10pm on MTV) : 6,568,000 viewers.
2 — The Walking Dead season 2 (Sundays at 10pm on AMC) : 6,039,000 viewers.
3 — Sons of Anarchy season 4 (Tuesdays at 10pm on FX) : 3,636,000 viewers.
4 — Pawn Stars (Mondays at 10pm on History) : 3,623,000 viewers.


5 — The Game season 4 (Tuesdays at 10pm on BET) : 3,433,000 viewers.
6 — Teen Mom II (MTV) : 3,432,000 viewers.
7 — Teen Mom (MTV) : 3,404,000 viewers.
8 — Tosh.0 (Tuesdays at 10pm on Comedy Central) : 3,337,000 viewers.


9 — Falling Skies season 1 (Sundays at 10pm on TNT) : 3,285,000 viewers.
10 — Keeping up with the Kardashians (E!) : 3,059,000 viewers.
11 — American Horror Story season 1 (Wednesdays at 10pm on FX) : 3,015,000 viewers.


12 — Deadliest Catch (Tuesdays at 9pm on Discovery) : 2,852,000 viewers.
13 — Suits season 1 (Thursdays at 10pm on USA) : 2,824,000 viewers.
14 — Storage Wars (Tuesdays at 10pm on A&E) : 2,771,000 viewers.
15 — South Park season 15 (Wednesdays at 10pm on Comedy Central) : 2,737,000 viewers.

16 — Royal Pains season 3 (Wednesdays at 10pm on USA) : 2,651,000 viewers.
17 — Swamp People (Thursdays at 9pm on History) : 2,627,000 viewers.
18 — Real Housewives of Atlanta (Sundays at 9pm on Bravo) : 2,609,000 viewers.
19 — Burn Notice season 5 (Thursdays at 9pm on USA) : 2,600,000 viewers.
20 — American Pickers (Mondays at 9pm on History) : 2,499,000 viewers.


These numbers are based on adults between 18 and 49 years old in households containing Nielsen boxes — approximately 0.022% of total US households have a Nielsen box (~ 25,000 households supposedly representative of the other 115 million). And it's basic cable only, so neither network shows nor HBO (True Blood), Showtime (Dexter) and Starz (Spartacus) series could have made the list.

No Breaking Bad, Justified, Southland, Futurama, Archer, The League or It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia among the most watched basic cable shows, sadly, but the Kardashians, Snookie and teen moms sure made the top 10.