select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, january 28, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

SpongeBob SquarePants (8:30) (6.054 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2)

SpongeBob SquarePants (8:00) (6.004 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2)

Gold Rush: Alaska (3.434 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1)

WWE Smackdown (3.024 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5)

Flying Wild Alaska (2.174 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #6)

ESPN NBA Game (1.999 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1.742 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Say Yes to the Dress (1.613 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

ESPN Winter x Games Day 2 (1.250 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7)

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (1.136 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Real Time With Bill Maher (1.068 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11)

ESPN2 Boxing (0.734 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12)

The Ricky Gervais Show (0.197 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.1, #13)

Source: Nielsen Media Research