The Wrestling Observer reports that Thursday’s Bellator MMA Live did an average of 719,000 viewers and 313,000 for its replay. The numbers are down as it went up against NBA on TNT which featured prime matchups before the All-Star Game.
Television by the Numbers reports that Impact Wrestling, Bellator’s lead-in, received 1.3 million viewers for a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demo.
Bellator 85: 938,000 viewers
Bellator 86: 812,000 viewers
Bellator 87: 705,000 viewers
Bellator 88: 807,000 viewers
Bellator 89: 719,000 viewers
Payout Perspective:
The first NBA game, OKC v. Miami, received a 3.39 million viewer average and the second game, LA Clippers v. LA Lakers received a 2.61 million viewer average. Despite the games, Bellator’s ratings remain consistent.
One of their biggest draws, Lawal, is back next week. Also, the featherweight tournament final. That should be a really big rating for them.
Mo will help a bit, but his debut did 812k, so it is unlikely it will do more than bring them up to that point.