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[12/03/12 - 05:02 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Tops Demos for Sixth Straight Week
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, november 30, 2012)

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

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.590 million viewers, #1; 2.389 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

Jungle Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.644 million viewers, #2; 1.436 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
2.559 million viewers, #3; 0.410 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.531 million viewers, #4; 0.881 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #3

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.441 million viewers, #5; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Fish Hooks (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.113 million viewers, #6; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

NBA Basketball: Nuggets at Lakers - ESPN
1.595 million viewers, #7; 0.787 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Haven - Syfy
1.533 million viewers, #8; 0.521 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.420 million viewers, #9; 0.740 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:30) - TLC
1.399 million viewers, #10; 0.544 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

MAC Football Championship Game - ESPN2
1.323 million viewers, #11; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:00) - TLC
1.196 million viewers, #12; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:00) - TLC
1.140 million viewers, #13; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:30) - TLC
1.102 million viewers, #14; 0.439 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Killer Karaoke - truTV
0.837 million viewers, #15; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Monsters Inside Me - Animal Planet
0.806 million viewers, #16; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

The Ultimate Fighter Live (10:00) - FX
0.804 million viewers, #17; 0.560 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Health Inspectors - Food
0.726 million viewers, #18; 0.376 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Raised Wild - Animal Planet
0.665 million viewers, #19; 0.244 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Fashion Police - E!
0.614 million viewers, #20; 0.264 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

100 Greatest Kid Stars (Hour 3) - VH1
0.414 million viewers, #21; 0.236 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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