Comments on: Weekend TV Ratings Wrap-Up (Spike, Showtime) http://mmapayout.com/2009/08/weekend-tv-ratings-wrap-up-spike-showtime/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MMASuPreMaCy http://mmapayout.com/2009/08/weekend-tv-ratings-wrap-up-spike-showtime/comment-page-1/#comment-544 MMASuPreMaCy Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:40:45 +0000 http://mmapayout.com/?p=4826#comment-544 Actually, Strikeforce won this battle. They needed to break 400-500K views on Showtime for the event to be a success (Kimbo vs Tank did 511K), and it did that with 576K average viewers and a peak of almost 900K. Those are the numbers they needed to get on CBS. It is impossible to go head to head with Spike TV since Showtime is a premium pay channel which only has about 16 million subscribers compared to the 98 million that have Spike TV. The reason the UFC countered the Strikeforce show with UFC 100 was so that they wouldn't get above 500K viewers, which would mean CBS would balk on the idea that they are ready for PRIME TIME, cutting Strikeforce down before they can start running. This was the first test the Strikeforce passed with flying colors. Also, we should take this into account. Average Viewers: Spike – 98 million (2 million) – .0204 of total audience (Spike TV) Saturday night Showtime 17 million (576K) – .0338 of total audience (Showtime) Saturday night Actually, Strikeforce won this battle. They needed to break 400-500K views on Showtime for the event to be a success (Kimbo vs Tank did 511K), and it did that with 576K average viewers and a peak of almost 900K. Those are the numbers they needed to get on CBS. It is impossible to go head to head with Spike TV since Showtime is a premium pay channel which only has about 16 million subscribers compared to the 98 million that have Spike TV.

The reason the UFC countered the Strikeforce show with UFC 100 was so that they wouldn’t get above 500K viewers, which would mean CBS would balk on the idea that they are ready for PRIME TIME, cutting Strikeforce down before they can start running. This was the first test the Strikeforce passed with flying colors.

Also, we should take this into account.

Average Viewers:
Spike – 98 million (2 million) – .0204 of total audience (Spike TV) Saturday night
Showtime 17 million (576K) – .0338 of total audience (Showtime) Saturday night

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