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[02/19/13 - 03:35 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Holds Onto Top Spots for Discovery
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, february 15, 2013)

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

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.612 million viewers, #1; 2.169 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

Jessie (8:00, 60 Minutes) - Disney
3.949 million viewers, #2; 0.754 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Gravity Falls (9:00) - Disney
3.445 million viewers, #3; 0.682 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Phineas & Ferb (9:30, 15 Minutes) - Disney
3.140 million viewers, #4; 0.590 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Fish Hooks (9:45, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.876 million viewers, #5; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.682 million viewers, #6; 0.903 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.387 million viewers, #7; 1.177 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

2013 Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game - ESPN
2.263 million viewers, #8; 1.296 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #2

Gold Rush: The Dirt (8:00) - Discovery
2.115 million viewers, #9; 0.922 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

NBA Rising Stars - TNT
1.897 million viewers, #10; 1.149 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Merlin - Syfy
1.330 million viewers, #11; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:30) - TLC
1.240 million viewers, #12; 0.471 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.222 million viewers, #13; 0.510 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.204 million viewers, #14; 0.505 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.190 million viewers, #15; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.102 million viewers, #16; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
0.831 million viewers, #17; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Fatal Attractions (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.544 million viewers, #18; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

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

History of the Eagles - Part One - Showtime
0.365 million viewers, #20; 0.065 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Friday Night Fights - ESPN2
0.322 million viewers, #21; 0.084 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.231 million viewers, #22; 0.155 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.201 million viewers, #23; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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