The TUF 22 Finale Friday night on FS1 drew an average viewership of 883,000 viewers via Sports TV Ratings. The prelims which preceded the main card drew an average viewership of 809,000 viewers.
UPDATED: via Nielsen the FS1 UFC 194 Weigh-Ins drew 149,000 in the A18-49 category more than doubled last December’s event (145,000 and 75,000 A18-49). The prelims scored 463,000 viewers in the 18-49 category which was an increase of 13% from last fall. The main card was up 2% (552,000 vs. 539,000) in the A18-49 category from last December’s TUF Finale. The peak viewership for the main card was 991K during the main event.
The 2 hour UFC 194 weigh-ins which occurred prior to the prelims (6:00pm-8:00pm ET) on FS1 drew 294,000 viewers.
The TUF 22 Finale featured Frankie Edgar’s KO of Chad Mendes in the first round. The event aired from 10:00pm-1:08am ET on FS1. The prelims featured Gabriel Gonzaga defeating Konstantin Erokhin in a less than pleasing fight. The prelims were from 8:00pm-10:00pm ET.
In comparison, the TUF 21 Finale drew 691,000 viewers and the prelims drew 470,000.
Recent TUF Finale ratings:
TUF 18 (December 2013): 1.13M viewers, Prelims 938,000
TUF 19 (July 2014): 1 million viewers, Prelims 774,000
TUF 20 (December 2014): 989,000, Prelims 719,000
TUF 21 (July 2015): 691,000, Prelims 470,000
TUF 22 (December 2015): 883,000, Prelims 809,000
Payout Perspective:
The main card did lower in ratings than the past two Decembers. The main card was the 4th highest rated sports event on cable TV Friday night with the NBA on ESPN drawing the top two spots followed by Pardon the Interruption. The prelims drew well and probably were aided by the weigh-in show for UFC 194.
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