or


[02/11/13 - 03:08 PM]
Discovery's "Gold Rush" Is the #1 Friday Prime Time Program in All of Television for Adults 18-49
Discovery spins the numbers for Friday, February 8.
[via press release from Discovery]

DISCOVERY'S "GOLD RUSH" IS THE #1 FRIDAY PRIME TIME PROGRAM IN ALL OF TELEVISION FOR P18-49

"GOLD RUSH" Grabs 4.87 Million Viewers and BERING SEA GOLD Grabs 2.69

(Silver Spring, MD) GOLD RUSH was the #1 series in ALL OF TELEVISION among P18-49 delivery on Friday, February 8, beating all cable programs and broadcast series on networks that included NBC, CBS, FOX and ABC among P18-49. Discovery was also the #1 cable network Friday evening among P/M/W25-54, P/M/W18-49 and P18-34 delivery and maintained its rank vs. last Friday as the #1 network in ALL OF TELEVISION for male viewers.

GOLD RUSH earned a 3.18 HH/2.68 P25-54/2.23 P18-49 and delivered 4.87 million viewers P2+ making it the #1 program in all of television among P18-49 delivery, beating all programming on cable and broadcast television (English-language nets). It was also the #1 ad-supported cable program among HH, P2+, P18+, P/M/W25-54, P/M/W18-49 and P/M18-34 delivery, no exclusions. GOLD RUSH ranked #1 in ALL OF TELEVISION in Men 25-54, Men 18-49 and Men 18-34 delivery (no exclusions).

BERING SEA GOLD earned 1.84 HH/1.56 P25-54/1.26 P18-49 and delivered 2.69 million total viewers P2+ and was the #2 ad-supported cable program on Friday night behind only GOLD RUSH among both P/M/W 25-54 and P/M 18-49 delivery, no exclusions. It was #3 in ALL OF TELEVISION among M25-54 delivery, (among English-language nets), and jumped up two spots versus last week's 2/1 episode.

GOLD RUSH: PAY DIRT, earned 1.42 HH/1.13 P25-54 and delivered 2.08 million viewers P2+ and was the #3 ad-supported cable program on Friday night behind BERING SEA GOLD among both M25-54 delivery, no exclusions.

All new episodes of GOLD RUSH air 2/15 at 8PM ET/PT and 9PM ET/PT and BERING SEA GOLD airs a new episode at 10PM ET/PT.

Source: Nielsen. NHI Calendar. 2/8/13. Live+SD AA% and AA (000).





  [february 2013]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
     


· BERING SEA GOLD (DISCOVERY)
· GOLD RUSH (DISCOVERY)




most recent ratings | view all posts
[11/06/26 - 10:56 AM]
ABC News Wins Across Sunday Morning, Friday Night and Late-Night
"20/20: Justice for Faith" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine in Adults 25-54 (437,000) and Adults 18-49 (341,000) on October 30.
[11/05/26 - 09:30 AM]
"Yaga" Is the #1 Exclusive Series Launch in the History of AMC+
The series also charted as the #1 social drama across all U.S. TV and streaming on its premiere day.
[11/04/26 - 03:37 PM]
Bears-Seahawks Draws 16.4M Viewers, Becomes Most-Watched ESPN-Only "Monday Night Football" Game Since 2019
Bears-Seahawks is also "Monday Night Football's" third most-watched Week 8 game of the ESPN era (2006-present).
[11/04/26 - 12:31 PM]
"Saturday Night Live" Hits Season High with Host Inde Navarrette and Musical Guest Gracie Abrams
It was also the top Peacock performance of the season and best since March 14, 2026, with host and musical guest Harry Styles.
[11/04/26 - 11:01 AM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of October 26
"The Terminal List," "Carrie," "Reacher," "Neagley," and "Helluva Boss" led all original series worldwide.
[11/03/26 - 03:01 PM]
USA Sports Delivers Most-Watched WNBA Playoff Game Ever; 3.3 Million Viewers Watch Valkyries Win Title in First-Ever Game 7
Viewership was up 128% vs. the 2025 WNBA Finals deciding game (LV-PHX Game 4).
[11/03/26 - 02:42 PM]
"College GameDay" Continues Historic Run Over Halloween at IU, ABC Takes Top Spot and Delivers Three of Top Five Most-Watched Games
ESPN topped all networks in Week 9, with ABC delivering three of the week's five most-watched games and winning the noon and afternoon windows.
[11/03/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of October 26 - "Lupin" Part 4 Captures the No. 1 Spot in This Week's Top 10
"The One About Matthew Perry" debuted in the No. 1 spot on the English TV list, gathering 9.5 million views.
[11/03/26 - 11:01 AM]
CBS Up +12% from Its Week #2 Last Year - Network Places 14 of the Top 20 Series; Top Two Comedies; Top Three New Series
CBS episodes topped the Nielsen live plus 7-days of multiplatform viewership for the week of October 12-18.
[10/31/26 - 10:48 AM]
USA Sports Delivers 1.5 Million Viewers for Valkyries-Dream Game 6 Thursday Matinee
USA Sports' Game 6 coverage delivered the fifth most-watched WNBA Finals game on cable on record.
[10/30/26 - 08:57 AM]
ABC News Wins Across Friday Night, Sunday Morning and Late-Night
"20/20: Help Dale Find Dee" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.
[10/29/26 - 03:25 PM]
Champions at Last: 14.2 Million Viewers Projected for FOX Sports' Coverage of Milwaukee Brewers World Series Clinch
13,476,000 viewers tuned in for World Series Game 4 presented by Capital One across FOX and FOX Deportes.
[10/29/26 - 12:21 PM]
ABC Thursday Returns Strong with "9-1-1" and "9-1-1: Nashville" Rising Over Previous Season Averages
The Season 10 debut of "9-1-1" (8 p.m.) earned 8.14 million Total Viewers after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, based on Nielsen's competitive multiplatform measurement.

[10/28/26 - 03:31 PM]
Cowboys-Eagles on "Monday Night Football" Delivers 18.8M Viewers
Seven weeks into ESPN's Super Bowl LXI season, "Monday Night Football" is up 26% compared to the same point in 2025, averaging 19M viewers.
[10/28/26 - 11:30 AM]
"The Drew Barrymore Show" Hits All-Time Series High
This season to date, "The Drew Barrymore Show" averaged 1.90 million total viewers, up +36% year over year.