select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 16, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

In Plain Sight - USA
4.014 million viewers, #1; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Fairly Legal - USA
3.497 million viewers, #2; 0.867 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Phineas & Ferb - Disney
2.941 million viewers, #3; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.835 million viewers, #4; 1.084 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
2.282 million viewers, #5; 1.216 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #1

NCAA Basketball: Michigan vs. Ohio - TNT
2.193 million viewers, #6; 1.080 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon
2.028 million viewers, #7; 0.697 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

NCAA Basketball: Michigan State vs. LIU Brooklyn - TBS
2.019 million viewers, #8; 0.937 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Fred: The Show - Nickelodeon
2.003 million viewers, #9; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Merlin - Syfy
1.441 million viewers, #10; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

NCAA Basketball: Memphis vs. Saint Louis - TBS
1.400 million viewers, #11; 0.700 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

NCAA Basketball: Kansas vs. Detroit - truTV
1.356 million viewers, #12; 0.642 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

NCAA Basketball: Temple vs. South Florida - TNT
1.325 million viewers, #13; 0.688 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.259 million viewers, #14; 0.527 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Oklahoma City - ESPN
1.195 million viewers, #15; 0.568 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Four Weddings - TLC
1.172 million viewers, #16; 0.566 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.080 million viewers, #17; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

The Ultimate Fighter Live - FX
1.069 million viewers, #18; 0.760 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

North Woods Law - Animal Planet
1.035 million viewers, #19; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
1.035 million viewers, #20; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

NBA Basketball: Miami at Philadelphia - ESPN
1.001 million viewers, #21; 0.537 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

NCAA Basketball: St. Mary's (CA) vs. Purdue - truTV
0.862 million viewers, #22; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.794 million viewers, #23; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research