select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, august 24, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
4.440 million viewers, #1; 0.681 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
4.293 million viewers, #2; 0.690 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Gravity Falls (9:30) - Disney
4.138 million viewers, #3; 0.590 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
3.549 million viewers, #4; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.587 million viewers, #5; 0.955 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #3

Yukon Men - Discovery
1.955 million viewers, #6; 0.961 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
1.953 million viewers, #7; 1.003 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #1

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.698 million viewers, #8; 0.616 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

For Better or Worse (9:30) - TBS
1.672 million viewers, #9; 0.767 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

NASCAR Nationwide Series - ESPN
1.600 million viewers, #10; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.597 million viewers, #11; 0.746 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

I Found the Gown (10:30) - TLC
1.535 million viewers, #12; 0.527 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.455 million viewers, #13; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

I Found the Gown (10:00) - TLC
1.415 million viewers, #14; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.145 million viewers, #15; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Lost Girl - Syfy
1.006 million viewers, #16; 0.444 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.875 million viewers, #17; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.721 million viewers, #18; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Law on the Border (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.651 million viewers, #19; 0.243 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

NFL Preseason Live - NFL
0.636 million viewers, #20; 0.321 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Outlaw Country - FX
0.620 million viewers, #21; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research