select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, february 22, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Discovery
4.464 million viewers, #1; 2.195 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.885 million viewers, #2; 1.001 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Yukon Men (10:00) - Discovery
2.598 million viewers, #3; 1.190 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: Spurs at Warriors - ESPN
1.590 million viewers, #4; 0.909 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

Merlin - Syfy
1.407 million viewers, #5; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

NBA Basketball: Timberwolves at Thunder - ESPN
1.324 million viewers, #6; 0.693 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.283 million viewers, #7; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.201 million viewers, #8; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
1.033 million viewers, #9; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Spartacus: War of the Damned (9:00) - Starz
0.878 million viewers, #10; 0.415 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.749 million viewers, #11; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Fatal Attractions (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.566 million viewers, #12; 0.218 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

Friday Night Fights - ESPN2
0.386 million viewers, #13; 0.122 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #16

Banshee (10:00) - Cinemax
0.381 million viewers, #14; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #13

Mindy McCready: Hope to Heartbreak - E!
0.319 million viewers, #15; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #14

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.173 million viewers, #16; 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #15

Bill Bellamy's Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour - Showtime
0.136 million viewers, #17; 0.097 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.130 million viewers, #18; 0.102 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

Source: Nielsen Media Research