Set a zero height table footer view (perhaps in your viewDidLoad
method), like so:
Swift:
tableView.tableFooterView = UIView()
Objective-C:
tableView.tableFooterView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
Because the table thinks there is a footer to show, it doesn’t display any cells beyond those you explicitly asked for.
Interface builder pro-tip:
If you are using a xib/Storyboard, you can just drag a UIView (with height 0pt) onto the bottom of the UITableView.