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[02/13/12 - 05:00 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Holds Off ESPN NBA Doubleheader
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, february 10, 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
4.845 million viewers, #1; 2.430 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
3.476 million viewers, #2; 1.842 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
3.261 million viewers, #3; 1.299 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: L.A. Lakers/New York - ESPN
3.002 million viewers, #4; 1.661 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Jessie (8:00) - Disney
2.924 million viewers, #5; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Phineas & Ferb (8:30, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.513 million viewers, #6; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Fish Hooks (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.237 million viewers, #7; 0.278 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City/Utah - ESPN
2.068 million viewers, #8; 1.176 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon
1.857 million viewers, #9; 0.592 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
1.826 million viewers, #10; 0.967 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
1.698 million viewers, #11; 0.913 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Merlin - Syfy
1.582 million viewers, #12; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Four Weddings - TLC
1.343 million viewers, #13; 0.657 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.248 million viewers, #14; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Generator Rex - Cartoon
1.118 million viewers, #15; 0.365 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.062 million viewers, #16; 0.330 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
1.011 million viewers, #17; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Inside the Actors Studio (8:00) - Bravo
0.794 million viewers, #18; 0.328 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Infested! - Animal Planet
0.742 million viewers, #19; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Confessions: Animal Hoarding (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.561 million viewers, #20; 0.299 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Fashion Police (10:30) - E!
0.478 million viewers, #21; 0.250 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

On Freddie Roach - HBO
0.160 million viewers, #22; 0.102 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

LAFFMOBB Presents Red Grant: Caught Red Handed (S) - Showtime
0.113 million viewers, #23; 0.067 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

The Life & Times of Tim - HBO
0.101 million viewers, #24; 0.072 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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