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[02/25/13 - 03:47 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Goes Out on Top for Discovery
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, february 22, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Discovery
4.464 million viewers, #1; 2.195 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.885 million viewers, #2; 1.001 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Yukon Men (10:00) - Discovery
2.598 million viewers, #3; 1.190 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: Spurs at Warriors - ESPN
1.590 million viewers, #4; 0.909 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

Merlin - Syfy
1.407 million viewers, #5; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

NBA Basketball: Timberwolves at Thunder - ESPN
1.324 million viewers, #6; 0.693 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.283 million viewers, #7; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.201 million viewers, #8; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
1.033 million viewers, #9; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Spartacus: War of the Damned (9:00) - Starz
0.878 million viewers, #10; 0.415 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.749 million viewers, #11; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Fatal Attractions (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.566 million viewers, #12; 0.218 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

Friday Night Fights - ESPN2
0.386 million viewers, #13; 0.122 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #16

Banshee (10:00) - Cinemax
0.381 million viewers, #14; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #13

Mindy McCready: Hope to Heartbreak - E!
0.319 million viewers, #15; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #14

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.173 million viewers, #16; 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #15

Bill Bellamy's Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour - Showtime
0.136 million viewers, #17; 0.097 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.130 million viewers, #18; 0.102 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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