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