select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, december 10, 2010)

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

Wizards of Waverly Place (3.021 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Big Time Rush Christmas Special (2.852 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

ESPN NBA Game #2 (2.756 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1)

WWE Smackdown (2.635 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3)

Fish Hooks (2.509 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

ESPN NBA Game #1 (2.480 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2)

Pair of Kings (2.433 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

Gold Rush: Alaska (2.073 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3)

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (1.936 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

HALO Awards 2010 (1.772 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

Generator Rex (1.599 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Swamp Loggers (1.577 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Sanctuary (1.410 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

What Not to Wear (1.229 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

Conspiracy Theory (1.198 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

The Soup (1.055 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #6)

Homemade Millionaire (0.991 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Fashion Police (0.732 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Source: Nielsen Media Research