select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, december 23, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (3.962 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1)

WWE Smackdown (2.742 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3)

Flying Wild Alaska (2.239 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #5)

For Better or Worse (10:30) (2.158 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2)

For Better or Worse (10:00) (2.041 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3)

Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss (9:30) (1.431 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) (1.422 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Top 10 Weddings of 2011 (1.400 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Invention USA (10:30) (1.261 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6)

Invention USA (10:00) (1.253 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6)

America's Most Wanted (1.237 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8)

Sanctuary (1.115 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

The Soup (Repeat) (0.595 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13)

Fashion Police (0.553 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14)

The Life & Times of Tim (0.131 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.1, #15)

Source: Nielsen Media Research