History's Pawn Stars beat out Sunday's NASCAR race and last Monday's episode of TNT's The Closer to lead as the week's most-watched show on cable.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending July 31, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Mon | 10:30P-11:00P | 6,995 |
| 2 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP L | ESPN | Sun | 01:00P-04:20P | 6,377 |
| 3 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Mon | 10:00P-10:30P | 6,376 |
| 4 | CLOSER, THE | TNT | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 6,150 |
| 5 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | TNT | Mon | 10:00P-11:00P | 6,040 |
| 6 | American Pickers | HIST | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 5,289 |
| 7 | VICTORIOUS: LOCKED UP | NICK | Sat | 08:00P-09:00P | 5,201 |
| 8 | True Blood | HBOM | Sun | 09:04P-10:02P | 5,189 |
| 9 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:08P | 5,126 |
| 10 | Burn Notice | USA | Thu | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,997 |
| 11 | SPRINT CUP POST RACE L | ESPN | Sun | 04:20P-05:00P | 4,912 |
| 12 | Royal Pains | USA | Wed | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,845 |
| 13 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,484 |
| 14 | SUITS | USA | Thu | 10:00P-11:00P | 4,435 |
| 15 | Storage Wars | A&E | Wed | 10:30P-11:00P | 4,376 |
| 16 | Covert Affairs | USA | Tue | 10:00P-11:00P | 4,361 |
| 17 | FALLING SKIES | TNT | Sun | 10:00P-11:00P | 4,312 |
| 18 | Necessary Roughness | USA | Wed | 10:00P-11:00P | 4,211 |
| 19 | Storage Wars | A&E | Wed | 10:00P-10:30P | 4,190 |
| 20 | Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | Sun | 08:00P-08:30P | 4,144 |
| 21 | VICTORIOUS: LOCKED UP | NICK | Sun | 11:00A-12:00P | 4,073 |
| 22 | PRES ADDRESS/GOP RESPONSE | FOXN | Mon | 09:18P-09:24P | 4,065 |
| 23 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 4,045 |
| 24 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | USA | Sun | 10:00P-11:00P | 3,939 |
| 25 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 11:30A-12:00P | 3,899 |
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There is a lot more information in the daily cable ratings (note, still waiting on Sunday, but I expect to receive it shortly).
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
