SpikeTV has received the TUF 10 Finale Live+7 Day playback figures from the Saturday, December 12th event, and the continued viewership over the following seven days was enough to push the Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander fight over the 6 million viewer mark.
Payout Perspective:
It’s a roughly 15% increase on the Kimbo fight over the following seven days, which is material. While it’s good news, I think most would still agree that the shimmer of the Kimbo Slice MMA experiment is slowly wearing off. His initial debut on TUF was phenomenal, but the ratings for the show dissipated over the second half of the show and the TUF 10 Finale didn’t do the 7-8 million that some had thought.
Here’s our original coverage on the TUF 10 ratings:
Spike TV has released the ratings numbers for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, which aired live last Saturday from Las Vegas, Nevada. The event drew a 2.4 HH rating for an average viewership of 3.7 million. The event scored well in the M18-34 (4.6), and saw over 5 million viewers tune in to watch Kimbo Slice defeat Houston Alexander.
KIMBO SLICE DRAWS 5.2 MILLION VIEWERS FOR HIS FIRST LIVE FIGHT IN THE
UFC ON SPIKE TV
Most Watched “The Ultimate Fighter” Finale In Franchise History And Biggest Audience For A Live UFC Fight In 2009
New York, NY, December 8, 2009 – Spike TV’s telecast of “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” live finale on Saturday, December 5 was the most watched final episode in the 10 seasons of the TUF franchise, peaking with 5.2 million viewers and a 5.9 rating with Men 18-34 for the Kimbo Slice-Houston Alexander fight. The over 5 million viewers were the most to watch a live UFC fight in 2009.
Overall, the three-hour fight card drew 3.7 million viewers, a 2.4 household rating, a 4.6 in Men 18-34 and was the most-watched show on cable with Men 18-34 and Men 18-49 for the day.
“The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” live finale was the third most-watched UFC fight card ever.
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