Comments on: TUF 10 Breaks Another Ratings Record – 3.7 HH (5.3 million viewers) http://mmapayout.com/2009/10/tuf-10-breaks-another-ratings-record-3-7-hh-5-3-million-viewers/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Swift http://mmapayout.com/2009/10/tuf-10-breaks-another-ratings-record-3-7-hh-5-3-million-viewers/comment-page-1/#comment-690 Adam Swift Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:58:52 +0000 http://mmapayout.com/?p=5834#comment-690 Unofficially, I believe this will end up being the 4th most watched MMA fight of all time in the United States behind: 1. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson— 7.281 million viewers (Aired from 11:27 PM to 11:40 PM) 2. UFC on Spike TV (10/10/2006): Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock— 6.524 million viewers (Aired from 9:42 PM to 9:45 PM) 3. EliteXC on CBS (10/4/08): Seth Petruzelli vs. Kimbo Slice— 6.451 million viewers (Aired from 11:08 PM to 11:08 PM) Unofficially, I believe this will end up being the 4th most watched MMA fight of all time in the United States behind:

1. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson— 7.281 million viewers (Aired from 11:27 PM to 11:40 PM)

2. UFC on Spike TV (10/10/2006): Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock— 6.524 million viewers (Aired from 9:42 PM to 9:45 PM)

3. EliteXC on CBS (10/4/08): Seth Petruzelli vs. Kimbo Slice— 6.451 million viewers (Aired from 11:08 PM to 11:08 PM)

]]> By: Fightlinker http://mmapayout.com/2009/10/tuf-10-breaks-another-ratings-record-3-7-hh-5-3-million-viewers/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Fightlinker Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:06:16 +0000 http://mmapayout.com/?p=5834#comment-689 "Dana White had made it quite clear that he was not interested in running another heavyweight show after TUF 2; but, with ratings like this, how could he possibly pass the heavyweights up?" Uuuuuuuuh, I don't think it has to do with the weight class... “Dana White had made it quite clear that he was not interested in running another heavyweight show after TUF 2; but, with ratings like this, how could he possibly pass the heavyweights up?”

Uuuuuuuuh, I don’t think it has to do with the weight class…

]]> By: Ian http://mmapayout.com/2009/10/tuf-10-breaks-another-ratings-record-3-7-hh-5-3-million-viewers/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Ian Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:45:54 +0000 http://mmapayout.com/?p=5834#comment-688 Where was Gus Johnson when we need him last night? That surely had to be one of the biggest upsets in mma history..... Spike aired the episode back to back last night, and many people I know were watching it for the first time on the repeat. In the commercial break leading up to the fight, Spike chose to run a promo for next weeks episode advertising that Kimbo might get a second chance in the tournament. I know of a dozen people who had the fight ruined for them (not that anyone was really suprised with the outcome) by this. It was such an amateur move by spike. I also don't like the little teasers Spike is throwing in mid commercial break. They could really be presenting their best program in a better light with a little more forward thinking. Where was Gus Johnson when we need him last night? That surely had to be one of the biggest upsets in mma history…..

Spike aired the episode back to back last night, and many people I know were watching it for the first time on the repeat. In the commercial break leading up to the fight, Spike chose to run a promo for next weeks episode advertising that Kimbo might get a second chance in the tournament. I know of a dozen people who had the fight ruined for them (not that anyone was really suprised with the outcome) by this. It was such an amateur move by spike. I also don’t like the little teasers Spike is throwing in mid commercial break. They could really be presenting their best program in a better light with a little more forward thinking.

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