The BET Awards easily topped the week as the most-viewed cable show with 7.7 million viewers. The season four premiere of True Blood, NASCAR, the season five premiere of Burn Notice and WWE Raw rounted out the top five. USA newcomer Suits made the top ten at #9 and in its series finale, Law & Order: CI was #23.
There is a lot more information in the daily cable ratings.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending June 26, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | BET AWARDS SHOW(S) | BET | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 7,710 |
| 2 | True Blood | HBOM | SUNDAY | 9:05 PM | 5,424 |
| 3 | SPRINT CUP RACING/SONOMA | TNT | SUNDAY | 3:00 PM | 5,188 |
| 4 | Burn Notice | USA | THURSDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,167 |
| 5 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 5,153 |
| 6 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,044 |
| 7 | NASCAR POST RACE SHOW | TNT | SUNDAY | 6:19 PM | 4,893 |
| 8 | A.N.T. FARM | DSNY | FRIDAY | 8:37 PM | 4,640 |
| 9 | SUITS | USA | THURSDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,636 |
| 10 | Swamp People | HIST | THURSDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,557 |
| 11 | PHINEAS AND FERB | DSNY | FRIDAY | 9:06 PM | 4,365 |
| 12 | CARS | DSNY | TUESDAY | 7:00 PM | 4,206 |
| 13 | FALLING SKIES | TNT | SUNDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,200 |
| 14 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,064 |
| 15 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,033 |
| 16 | Covert Affairs | USA | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,030 |
| 17 | WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE | DSNY | FRIDAY | 8:05 PM | 3,997 |
| 18 | SpongeBob | NICK | THURSDAY | 11:30 AM | 3,916 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:00 AM | 3,822 |
| 20 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 11:00 AM | 3,808 |
| 21 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | WEDNESDAY | 11:00 PM | 3,756 |
| 22 | S CARS(S) | DSNY | WEDNESDAY | 7:55 AM | 3,752 |
| 23 | LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG) | USA | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 3,751 |
| 24 | SpongeBob | NICK | THURSDAY | 11:00 AM | 3,747 |
| 25 | NCIS | USA | SATURDAY | 9:00 PM | 3,742 |
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