select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, february 4, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Wizards of Waverly Place (3.947 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Gold Rush: Alaska (3.664 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1)

WWE Smackdown (3.218 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3)

ESPN NBA Game #1 (2.370 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2)

Flying Wild Alaska (2.321 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2.293 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8)

Generator Rex (1.872 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

ESPN NBA Game #2 (1.837 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3)

Merlin (1.355 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) (1.350 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Four Weddings (1.309 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) (1.271 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

The Soup (1.124 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #7)

Modern Marvels (1.111 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14)

Fashion Police (0.725 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

ESPN2 Boxing (0.611 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #16)

The Ricky Gervais Show (0.173 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.1, #17)

Source: Nielsen Media Research