select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, december 30, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Insight Bowl (4.812 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (4.214 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2)

WWE Smackdown (2.822 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4)

Gold Rush (2.750 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3)

Flying Wild Alaska (1.836 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

America's Most Wanted (1.664 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8)

House of Payne (9:30) (1.475 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

House of Payne (9:00) (1.468 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5)

Sanctuary (1.288 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Four Weddings (1.274 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) (1.264 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #12)

Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss (9:30) (1.204 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9)

Infested! (0.611 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13)

Confessions: Animal Hoarding (10:00) (0.429 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.1, #14)

The Life & Times of Tim (0.078 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.0, #15)

Source: Nielsen Media Research