select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 2, 2012)

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

Gold Rush: Revelations - Discovery
3.901 million viewers, #1; 1.999 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.905 million viewers, #2; 1.196 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

A.N.T. Farm - Disney
2.775 million viewers, #3; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
2.771 million viewers, #4; 1.464 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Phineas & Ferb - Disney
2.452 million viewers, #5; 0.454 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Fish Hooks - Disney
2.409 million viewers, #6; 0.393 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Fred: The Show - Nickelodeon
2.364 million viewers, #7; 0.548 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon
2.069 million viewers, #8; 0.587 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Merlin - Syfy
1.745 million viewers, #9; 0.616 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
1.692 million viewers, #10; 0.828 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
1.552 million viewers, #11; 0.774 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

UFC Fight Night - FX
1.430 million viewers, #12; 1.057 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: L.A. Lakers/Phoenix - ESPN
1.339 million viewers, #13; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.299 million viewers, #14; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.293 million viewers, #15; 0.640 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

NBA Basketball: Golden State/Philadelphia - ESPN
1.063 million viewers, #16; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Four Weddings - TLC
0.998 million viewers, #17; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.878 million viewers, #18; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Top 20 Most Shocking - truTV
0.874 million viewers, #19; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

The Break - MTV
0.394 million viewers, #20; 0.265 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research