Friday Cable Ratings - 'Gold Rush,' 'WWE Smackdown,' 'Oprah's Next Chapter,' 'Real Time with Bill Maher' & More!

        Friday, January 18 - Discovery's Gold Rush was the highest rated show on cable with a 1.8. Discovery's Bering Sea Gold came in second with a 1.1. Gold Rush was also the most viewed program with 4.618 million viewers. Other notable performers for the night were: OWN's Oprah's Next Chapter (0.7); Syfy's Merlin (0.6); and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher (0.5).

                                            The Cable Ratings for Friday, January 18

Show	Network	Time	18 - 49 Rating	Viewers (Millions)
Gold Rush	Discovery	9:00.	1.8	4.618
Bering Sea Gold	Discovery	10:00.	1.1	2.663
Gold Rush - The Dirt	Discovery	8:00.	1.1	2.666
WWE Smackdown	Syfy	8:00.	0.8	1.958
Oprah’s Next Chapter	OWN	9:00.	0.7	1.891
Say Yes to the Dress	TLC	9:30.	0.6	1.495
Merlin	Syfy	10:00.	0.6	1.779
Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best	TLC	10:00.	0.5	1.279
Real Time with Bill Maher	HBO	10:00.	0.5	1.320
House Hunters International	HGTV	10:30.	0.5	1.272
Say Yes to the Dress	TLC	9:00.	0.5	1.168
Mystery Diners	Food	10:00.	0.4	1.440
House Hunters	HGTV	10:00.	0.4	0.935
Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best	TLC	10:30.	0.4	1.108
Four Weddings	TLC	8:00.	0.4	0.999
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents	History	9:00.	0.4	0.768

No rating information has been released yet for Animal Planet's Infested and Fatal Attractions; BET's Comic View: One Mic Stand; Cinemax's Banshee; Lifetime's Teen Trouble; TruTV's Killer Karaoke; and VH1's Best Week Ever.

UPDATE

Killer Karaoke	TruTV	9:00.	0.4	0.993
Teen Trouble	Lifetime	10:00.	0.3	0.737
Infested!	Animal	9:00.	0.2	0.636
Best Week Ever	VH1	10:00.	0.2	0.298