select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, may 17, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.458 million viewers, #1; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #3

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.435 million viewers, #2; 0.764 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #2

Fish Hooks (9:30, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.406 million viewers, #3; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #6

Sons of Guns (9:00) - Discovery
1.383 million viewers, #4; 0.768 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #1

Merlin - Syfy
1.303 million viewers, #5; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.287 million viewers, #6; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #5

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.150 million viewers, #7; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

I Found the Gown (10:30) - TLC
1.098 million viewers, #8; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #4

I Found the Gown (10:00) - TLC
1.003 million viewers, #9; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

Tanked (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.770 million viewers, #10; 0.314 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.718 million viewers, #11; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Da Vinci's Demons (9:00) - Starz
0.548 million viewers, #12; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #11

Swamp'd! (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.437 million viewers, #13; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #13

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.181 million viewers, #14; 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #14

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.173 million viewers, #15; 0.101 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #15

Source: Nielsen Media Research