select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, december 16, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (5.380 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1)

WWE Smackdown (2.881 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3)

Flying Wild Alaska (2.505 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5)

For Better or Worse (10:30) (2.375 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2)

For Better or Worse (10:00) (2.191 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3)

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (8:30) (1.997 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6)

Christmas in Washington 2011 (1.509 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

Invention USA (10:00) (1.319 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6)

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) (1.303 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6)

Sanctuary (1.281 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:30) (1.227 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6)

Invention USA (10:30) (1.201 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6)

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:00) (1.169 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6)

Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss (9:30) (1.076 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

America's Most Wanted (1.061 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

Fatal Attractions (0.834 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

Fashion Police (0.682 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

The Soup (Repeat) (0.649 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12)

The Life & Times of Tim (0.082 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.0, #19)

Source: Nielsen Media Research