select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, january 20, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush - Discovery
4.813 million viewers, #1; 2.420 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

Jessie - Disney
3.334 million viewers, #2; 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
3.324 million viewers, #3; 1.218 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

A.N.T. Farm - Disney
2.657 million viewers, #4; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Flying Wild Alaska - Discovery
2.549 million viewers, #5; 0.984 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Fish Hooks - Disney
2.300 million viewers, #6; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
2.282 million viewers, #7; 1.087 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Minnesota/Clippers - ESPN
2.204 million viewers, #8; 1.441 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon
2.126 million viewers, #9; 0.730 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

NBA Basketball: Lakers/Orlando - ESPN
1.995 million viewers, #10; 0.992 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
1.834 million viewers, #11; 0.867 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Merlin - Syfy
1.825 million viewers, #12; 0.642 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Brad Meltzer's Decoded - History
1.821 million viewers, #13; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.374 million viewers, #14; 0.544 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.267 million viewers, #15; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Four Weddings - TLC
1.181 million viewers, #16; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
1.151 million viewers, #17; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.130 million viewers, #18; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Generator Rex - Cartoon
1.090 million viewers, #19; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Infested! - Animal Planet
0.918 million viewers, #20; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Confessions: Animal Hoarding (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.724 million viewers, #21; 0.323 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

On Freddie Roach - HBO
0.188 million viewers, #22; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

The Life & Times of Tim - HBO
0.107 million viewers, #23; 0.052 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research