select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, january 27, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush - Discovery
4.242 million viewers, #1; 2.141 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
3.656 million viewers, #2; 1.743 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Jessie - Disney
3.427 million viewers, #3; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
3.141 million viewers, #4; 1.209 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

A.N.T. Farm - Disney
2.658 million viewers, #5; 0.491 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Fish Hooks - Disney
2.584 million viewers, #6; 0.433 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

NBA Basketball: New York/Miami - ESPN
2.286 million viewers, #7; 1.426 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Merlin - Syfy
2.085 million viewers, #8; 0.739 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
2.066 million viewers, #9; 1.090 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
2.038 million viewers, #10; 1.056 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon
1.618 million viewers, #11; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.495 million viewers, #12; 0.656 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.490 million viewers, #13; 0.740 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Spartacus: Vengeance - Starz
1.390 million viewers, #14; N/A million adults 18-49 (N/A rating)

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.313 million viewers, #15; 0.460 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Four Weddings - TLC
1.277 million viewers, #16; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
1.120 million viewers, #17; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Generator Rex - Cartoon
0.974 million viewers, #18; 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Infested! - Animal Planet
0.685 million viewers, #19; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Fashion Police - E!
0.636 million viewers, #20; 0.307 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Confessions: Animal Hoarding (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.598 million viewers, #21; 0.253 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

The Soup (Repeat) - E!
0.514 million viewers, #22; 0.330 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

On Freddie Roach - HBO
0.204 million viewers, #23; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

The Life & Times of Tim - HBO
0.119 million viewers, #24; 0.061 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research