According to Nielsen, the Conor McGregor interruption this past Friday at Bellator 187 drew 1 million viewers on SpikeTV in the quarter hour that the event occurred.
As you recall, McGregor charged the cage after his teammate’s first round KO. McGregor then proceeded to go after referee Marc Goddard. The event occurred in the first quarter hour of the Bellator tape-delayed telecast on Spike TV. The news on social media spread and many tuned in to watch the antics.
In comparison, Bellator 186 peaked at 800,000 viewers during Phil Davis’ fight.
Overall, Bellator 187 drew 621,000 viewers in DVR +3 ratings.
Payout Perspective:
The 1 million viewers is a peak threshold not seen by Bellator on Spike TV since Bellator 175 this past spring. It says something that McGregor’s appearance was the likely reason many tuned in considering the peak was in the first quarter hour and most telecast peak as the event progresses.
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