select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, april 8, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

WWE Smackdown (3.267 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.98, #1)

Wizards of Waverly Place (2.972 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.50, #T2)

Merlin (1.868 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.47, #4)

Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best (1.511 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.50, #T2)

Say Yes to the Dress (1.268 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.42, #T6)

Generator Rex (1.155 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.22, #16)

DC Cupcakes (10:00) (1.081 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.38, #11)

DC Cupcakes (10:30) (1.068 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.42, #T6)

Real Time With Bill Maher (0.946 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.29, #T12)

The Soup (0.921 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.39, #T9)

Camelot (0.854 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.39, #T9)

Fashion Police (0.668 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.28, #15)

We also have adults 18-49 numbers for the remaining programs on the night however total viewership numbers were not available:

Ghost Adventures (adults 18-49: 0.45, #5)

Outrageous Food (adults 18-49: 0.40, #8)

Fish Hooks (adults 18-49: 0.29, #T12)

American Loggers (adults 18-49: 0.29, #T12)

The Hunted (adults 18-49: 0.21, #17)

The Singing Bee (adults 18-49: 0.20, #18)

I'm Alive (adults 18-49: 0.19, #19)

FBI: Criminal Pursuit (adults 18-49: 0.17, #T20)

CMT's Next Superstar (adults 18-49: 0.17, #T20)

The Kennedys, Part 6 (adults 18-49: 0.13, #22)

Degrassi: The Next Generation (adults 18-49: 0.09, #T23)

Tiger Man of Africa (adults 18-49: 0.09, #T23)

Main Street Mysteries (adults 18-49: 0.08, #25)

Lost Land of the Tiger (adults 18-49: 0.07, #T26)

The Ricky Gervais Show (adults 18-49: 0.07, #T26)

Law & Order: UK (adults 18-49: 0.07, #T26)

Gigantic (adults 18-49: 0.04, #T29)

King of Dirt (adults 18-49: 0.04, #T29)

Yard Attack (adults 18-49: 0.03, #31)

Source: Nielsen Media Research