select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, december 17, 2010)

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

Gold Rush: Alaska (2.915 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2)

ESPN NBA Game #1 (2.768 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1)

WWE Smackdown (2.621 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4)

ESPN NBA Game #2 (2.022 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3)

Sanctuary (1.474 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

What Not to Wear (1.334 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #6)

Conspiracy Theory (1.161 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

The Soup (1.113 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5)

Fashion Police (0.882 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7)

Source: Nielsen Media Research