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[01/23/12 - 04:34 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Tops Viewers, Demos for Discovery
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, january 20, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush - Discovery
4.813 million viewers, #1; 2.420 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

Jessie - Disney
3.334 million viewers, #2; 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
3.324 million viewers, #3; 1.218 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

A.N.T. Farm - Disney
2.657 million viewers, #4; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Flying Wild Alaska - Discovery
2.549 million viewers, #5; 0.984 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Fish Hooks - Disney
2.300 million viewers, #6; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
2.282 million viewers, #7; 1.087 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Minnesota/Clippers - ESPN
2.204 million viewers, #8; 1.441 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon
2.126 million viewers, #9; 0.730 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

NBA Basketball: Lakers/Orlando - ESPN
1.995 million viewers, #10; 0.992 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
1.834 million viewers, #11; 0.867 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Merlin - Syfy
1.825 million viewers, #12; 0.642 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Brad Meltzer's Decoded - History
1.821 million viewers, #13; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.374 million viewers, #14; 0.544 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.267 million viewers, #15; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Four Weddings - TLC
1.181 million viewers, #16; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
1.151 million viewers, #17; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.130 million viewers, #18; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Generator Rex - Cartoon
1.090 million viewers, #19; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Infested! - Animal Planet
0.918 million viewers, #20; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Confessions: Animal Hoarding (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.724 million viewers, #21; 0.323 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

On Freddie Roach - HBO
0.188 million viewers, #22; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

The Life & Times of Tim - HBO
0.107 million viewers, #23; 0.052 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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