select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, february 18, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Wizards of Waverly Place (5.128 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3)

Gold Rush: Alaska (4.547 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1)

Fish Hooks (3.740 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

WWE Smackdown (3.253 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3)

NBA All-Star Event (2.358 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2)

Flying Wild Alaska (2.135 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1.842 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10)

Merlin (1.630 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10)

Generator Rex (1.540 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (1.384 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Say Yes to the Dress (1.340 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Four Weddings (1.092 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10)

The Soup (1.016 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8)

Real Time With Bill Maher (1.008 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Fashion Police (0.630 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

ESPN2 Boxing (0.603 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #16)

The Ricky Gervais Show (0.267 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.1, #17)

Source: Nielsen Media Research