The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 Ratings At A Glance

October 29, 2008

The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 has seen marked fluctuation in the ratings over the first six episodes but the show seems to have settled into the general 1.1 to 1.2 range. Such a range is comparable to the performance of the show over the past four seasons. Unless the there is sudden drop in the ratings, like the .79 registered earlier this year, the show should post the slightest of upticks in the ratings for the year.


.	THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER RATINGS – OCTOBER 22, 2008
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.		HH	P18-49	M18-49	M18-34	M18-24	M25-34	M35-49	P2+ (000)
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.	TUF 8- Week #1	1.20	1.09	1.52	1.49	1.17	1.72	1.56	1605
.	TUF 8- Week #2	1.13	.97	1.36	1.56	.73	2.16	1.16	1481
.	TUF 8- Week #3	.79	.71	1.04	1.13	.83	1.35	.94	1051
.	TUF 8- Week #4	1.42	1.19	1.74	1.94	.99	2.63	1.53	1875
.	TUF 8- Week #5	1.10	.92	1.26	1.47	.96	1.84	1.03	1362
.	TUF 8- Week #6	1.29	1.05	1.44	1.35	.88	1.70	1.52	1674
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.	TUF 8- AVG	1.20	1.05	1.48	1.59	.95	2.06	1.37	1584

Historical look at performance over the first 7 seasons:

Season	Overall	% Change	M18-34	% Change
1	1.6	n/a	2.2	n/a
2	1.4	-12.5%	2.5	13.6%
3	1.7	21.4%	2.9	16.0%
4	1.2	-29.4%	2	-31.0%
5	1.2	0.0%	1.6	-20.0%
6	1.1	-8.3%	1.5	-6.3%
7	1.1	0.0%	1.6	6.6%
Average	1.37	-4.8%	2.13	-3.1%

NOTE: Numbers rounded to nearest tenth.

Written by robnashville · Filed Under Featured, opinion and analysis, ratings, TUF, UFC
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