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[02/21/12 - 05:01 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush," "Radio Rebel" Lead the Night
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, february 17, 2012)

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

Gold Rush - Discovery
5.307 million viewers, #1; 2.562 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #1

Radio Rebel - Disney
4.337 million viewers, #2; 0.851 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
3.046 million viewers, #3; 1.526 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.953 million viewers, #4; 1.156 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

NBA Basketball: Phoenix/L.A. Lakers - ESPN
2.085 million viewers, #5; 1.041 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Merlin - Syfy
1.752 million viewers, #6; 0.652 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
1.741 million viewers, #7; 0.880 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
1.670 million viewers, #8; 0.877 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

NBA Basketball: New Orleans/New York - ESPN
1.611 million viewers, #9; 0.809 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

House of Payne (8:30) - TBS
1.552 million viewers, #10; 0.860 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Ancient Aliens - History
1.403 million viewers, #11; 0.598 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Four Weddings - TLC
1.265 million viewers, #12; 0.637 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

House of Payne (8:00) - TBS
1.257 million viewers, #13; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.136 million viewers, #14; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.101 million viewers, #15; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.988 million viewers, #16; 0.416 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

100 Greatest Women in Music - VH1
0.695 million viewers, #17; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Infested! - Animal Planet
0.660 million viewers, #18; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

I Shouldn't Be Alive - Animal Planet
0.600 million viewers, #19; 0.243 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

On Freddie Roach - HBO
0.206 million viewers, #20; 0.138 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

The Life & Times of Tim - HBO
0.157 million viewers, #21; 0.128 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Rudy Rush: From Harlem To Hollywood - Showtime
0.052 million viewers, #22; 0.031 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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