select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, december 9, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (4.650 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1)

Jessie (4.009 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8)

WWE Smackdown (3.238 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2)

A.N.T. Farm (3.053 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (8:30) (2.567 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

For Better or Worse (10:30) (2.355 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2)

For Better or Worse (10:00) (2.142 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4)

Flying Wild Alaska (1.987 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Invention USA (10:00) (1.623 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Sanctuary (1.505 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Invention USA (10:30) (1.379 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) (1.298 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss (9:30) (1.269 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

America's Most Wanted (1.236 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:00) (1.080 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:30) (1.068 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Fashion Police (0.867 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

The Soup (Repeat) (0.594 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16)

Fatal Attractions (0.569 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.2, #19)

I'm in the Band (0.309 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.0, #20)

Source: Nielsen Media Research