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