select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, february 8, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.872 million viewers, #1; 2.427 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
3.191 million viewers, #2; 1.090 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.685 million viewers, #3; 1.370 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Gold Rush: The Dirt (8:00) - Discovery
2.078 million viewers, #4; 0.969 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

NBA Basketball: Clippers at Heat - ESPN
1.912 million viewers, #5; 1.017 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Merlin - Syfy
1.479 million viewers, #6; 0.548 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

NBA Basketball: Bulls at Jazz - ESPN
1.478 million viewers, #7; 0.825 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.344 million viewers, #8; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.268 million viewers, #9; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.265 million viewers, #10; 0.570 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:30) - TLC
1.214 million viewers, #11; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.152 million viewers, #12; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
1.104 million viewers, #13; 0.537 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Spartacus: War of the Damned (9:00) - Starz
0.949 million viewers, #14; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Fatal Attractions (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.687 million viewers, #15; 0.337 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Infested! (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.634 million viewers, #16; 0.271 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.566 million viewers, #17; 0.249 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Friday Night Fights - ESPN2
0.471 million viewers, #18; 0.129 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Banshee (10:00) - Cinemax
0.445 million viewers, #19; 0.191 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.279 million viewers, #20; 0.207 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.201 million viewers, #21; 0.151 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Big Easy Express - Showtime
0.037 million viewers, #22; 0.029 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research