select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, may 3, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Memphis/LA Clippers - Game 6 - ESPN
4.035 million viewers, #1; 2.233 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: Boston/New York - Game 6 - ESPN
3.549 million viewers, #2; 1.955 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
3.082 million viewers, #3; 0.631 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.471 million viewers, #4; 0.791 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Sons of Guns (9:00) - Discovery
1.588 million viewers, #5; 0.931 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #3

NBA Playoffs: Houston/Oklahoma City - Game 6 - ESPN2
1.550 million viewers, #6; 0.841 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

Merlin - Syfy
1.346 million viewers, #7; 0.411 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

I Found the Gown (10:00) - TLC
1.082 million viewers, #8; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.011 million viewers, #9; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

I Found the Gown (10:30) - TLC
0.991 million viewers, #10; 0.394 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
0.952 million viewers, #11; 0.330 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Tanked (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.847 million viewers, #12; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
0.786 million viewers, #13; 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Swamp'd! (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.707 million viewers, #14; 0.284 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.663 million viewers, #15; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

NBA Playoffs: Atlanta/Indiana - Game 6 - ESPN2
0.644 million viewers, #16; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

Da Vinci's Demons (9:00) - Starz
0.419 million viewers, #17; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

NHL Playoffs: San Jose/Vancouver - Game 2 - CNBC
0.192 million viewers, #18; 0.113 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

NHL Playoffs: Ottawa/Montreal - Game 2 - CNBC
0.173 million viewers, #19; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.127 million viewers, #20; 0.088 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.123 million viewers, #21; 0.052 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research