select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, january 6, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Wizards of Waverly Place (9.755 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T1)

Jessie (7.317 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3)

Gold Rush (4.688 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T1)

Fish Hooks (4.375 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

WWE Smackdown (2.589 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

Flying Wild Alaska (2.198 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

NBA Basketball: Chicago/Orlando (1.794 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4)

House of Payne (9:30) (1.606 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #7)

Merlin (1.602 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) (1.474 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

House of Payne (9:00) (1.416 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Four Weddings (1.406 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1.388 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

NBA Basketball: Portland/Phoenix (1.290 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) (1.255 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

America's Most Wanted (1.043 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Generator Rex (0.940 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Fashion Police (0.935 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Infested! (0.824 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

The Soup (Repeat) (0.601 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Confessions: Animal Hoarding (10:00) (0.552 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.2, #21)

The Life & Times of Tim (0.170 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.1, #22)

Source: Nielsen Media Research