In a week without a new episode of MTV's Jersey Shore, TNT's The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles moved to the top of the cable viewership rankings, followed by Royal Pains, WWE Raw and Storage Wars.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending September 4, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | The Closer | TNT | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 6,831 |
| 2 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | TNT | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 6,714 |
| 3 | Royal Pains | USA | WEDNESDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,404 |
| 4 | WWE Raw | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,793 |
| 5 | Storage Wars | AEN | WEDNESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,762 |
| 6 | WWE Raw | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,516 |
| 7 | Jersey Shore SSN 4 | MTV | THURSDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,427 |
| 8 | True Blood | HBOM | SUNDAY | 9:03 PM | 4,391 |
| 9 | Burn Notice | USA | THURSDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,074 |
| 10 | Necessary Roughness | USA | WEDNESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,001 |
| 11 | SUITS | USA | THURSDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,961 |
| 12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPN | SATURDAY | 8:05 PM | 3,735 |
| 13 | Storage Wars | AEN | WEDNESDAY | 10:30 PM | 3,627 |
| 14 | Family Guy | ADSM | WEDNESDAY | 11:30 PM | 3,599 |
| 15 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:00 AM | 3,572 |
| 16 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 11:00 AM | 3,556 |
| 17 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:30 AM | 3,532 |
| 18 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | ENT | SUNDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,530 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:30 AM | 3,420 |
| 20 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,417 |
| 21 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | SUNDAY | 10:30 AM | 3,415 |
| 22 | J SHORE AFTER HOURS SSN 4 | MTV | THURSDAY | 11:00 PM | 3,404 |
| 23 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 10:30 PM | 3,392 |
| 24 | Teen Mom SSN 3 | MTV | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,307 |
| 25 | Family Guy | ADSM | WEDNESDAY | 11:00 PM | 3,283 |
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