select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, january 11, 2013)

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

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.898 million viewers, #1; 2.442 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
3.389 million viewers, #2; 0.637 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
3.286 million viewers, #3; 0.656 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
3.130 million viewers, #4; 1.145 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
3.034 million viewers, #5; 0.615 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Fish Hooks (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.884 million viewers, #6; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.610 million viewers, #7; 1.369 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: Thunder at Lakers - ESPN
2.307 million viewers, #8; 1.266 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

NBA Basketball: Bulls at Knicks - ESPN
1.891 million viewers, #9; 0.958 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Merlin - Syfy
1.681 million viewers, #10; 0.572 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.304 million viewers, #11; 0.535 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.160 million viewers, #12; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best (10:00) - TLC
0.993 million viewers, #13; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Mystery Diners - Food
0.931 million viewers, #14; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best (10:30) - TLC
0.906 million viewers, #15; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Killer Karaoke - truTV
0.897 million viewers, #16; 0.445 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Infested! (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.772 million viewers, #17; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Fashion Police - E!
0.695 million viewers, #18; 0.288 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Teen Trouble - Lifetime
0.631 million viewers, #19; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Friday Night Fights - ESPN2
0.384 million viewers, #20; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research