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