Gold Rush fell back another 0.2 ratings points it rose last week but still easily lead Friday cable with a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating. The series premiere of stablemate Bering Sea Gold was second with a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating.
The season/series premiere of Spartacus: Vengeance drew a 0.6 adults 18-49 rating and 1.391 million viewers in its initial airing on Friday. Compare that to the January, 2011 premiere of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena which drew a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating and 1.097 million viewers.
Friday Night Smackdown was down a tenth vs. last week with a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating.
Merlin was up a tenth vs. last week to a 0.6 adults 18-49 rating.
Updates via @TVBill:
- Fish Hooks: 0.3 A18-49 rating, 2.584 million viewers
- Ant Farm: 0.4 rating, 2.658 million viewers
- Life and Times of Tim: 0.0 rating, 119,000 viewers
- On Freddy Roach: 0.1 rating, 204,000 viewers
We only receive the top 100 cable shows for adults 25-54 for the whole day from our primary source. If you don’t see an original episode of a show here, it’s because it wasn’t in the top 100. I attempt to filter out repeats, kids shows, and most non-primetime shows. Will add extras that I see later.
Selected Friday cable ratings (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| Gold Rush | DISC | 9:00 PM | 4.242 | 1.7 |
| BERING SEA GOLD | DISC | 10:01 PM | 3.656 | 1.4 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 8:06 PM | 2.286 | 1.1 |
| WWE FRI NIGHT Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 3.141 | 0.9 |
| VERY FUNNY NEWS | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 1.855 | 0.9 |
| HOUSE OF PAYNE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 2.066 | 0.9 |
| HOUSE OF PAYNE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 2.038 | 0.8 |
| WIPEOUT | TRU | 8:00 PM | 1.866 | 0.8 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.217 | 0.7 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 9:30 PM | 1.985 | 0.6 |
| WINTER X GAMES L | ESPN | 10:40 PM | 1.221 | 0.6 |
| Say Yes to the Dress: ATL | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1.490 | 0.6 |
| Merlin | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 2.085 | 0.6 |
| SPIKE TV MOVIE | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 1.323 | 0.6 |
| SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE | STZP | 10:02 PM | 1.391 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 7:00 PM | 1.404 | 0.6 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 1.467 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:00 PM | 1.518 | 0.5 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.286 | 0.5 |
| Say Yes to the Dress: ATL | TLC | 9:30 PM | 1.495 | 0.5 |
| JESSIE | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 3.427 | 0.5 |
| Four Weddings | TLC | 10:00 PM | 1.277 | 0.5 |
| BAD TEACHER | STZP | 8:26 PM | 1.279 | 0.5 |
| Hardcore History | HIST | 11:00 PM | 1.048 | 0.5 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 0.827 | 0.4 |
| AMERICAS MOST WANTED | LIF | 9:00 PM | 1.120 | 0.4 |
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