select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, august 30, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 10 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.794 million viewers, #1; 1.044 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

College Football: Texas Tech at SMU - ESPN
2.126 million viewers, #2; 1.143 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #1

Gold Rush: South America (9:00) - Discovery
1.754 million viewers, #3; 0.817 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Continuum - Syfy
1.369 million viewers, #4; 0.456 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #5

What Not to Wear (10:00) - TLC
1.301 million viewers, #5; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #4

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.296 million viewers, #6; 0.449 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Gold Rush: The Dirt (8:00) - Discovery
1.097 million viewers, #7; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

Alaskan Steel Men (10:00) - Discovery
1.002 million viewers, #8; 0.428 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

Fashion Police (9:00) - E!
0.741 million viewers, #9; 0.343 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Miss You Much (10:00) - VH1
0.209 million viewers, #10; 0.108 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #10

Source: Nielsen Media Research