select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 1, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
3.214 million viewers, #1; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Gravity Falls (9:00) - Disney
3.095 million viewers, #2; 0.660 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Phineas & Ferb (9:30, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.980 million viewers, #3; 0.624 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.818 million viewers, #4; 0.937 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #3

NBA Basketball: Mavericks at Nets - ESPN
2.002 million viewers, #5; 1.164 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: Thunder at Nuggets - ESPN
1.988 million viewers, #6; 1.045 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

Yukon Men (9:00) - Discovery
1.847 million viewers, #7; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
1.778 million viewers, #8; 0.818 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Gold Rush: Behind the Scenes (8:00) - Discovery
1.600 million viewers, #9; 0.772 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.424 million viewers, #10; 0.542 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.418 million viewers, #11; 0.651 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Robot Combat League (Repeat, 10:00) - Syfy
1.317 million viewers, #12; 0.525 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.299 million viewers, #13; 0.525 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Spartacus: War of the Damned (9:00) - Starz
1.018 million viewers, #14; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
0.935 million viewers, #15; 0.387 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Friday Night Fights - ESPN2
0.437 million viewers, #16; 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.350 million viewers, #17; 0.279 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Source: Nielsen Media Research