MMA Payout has learned that The Ultimate Fighter 12, Episode 10 scored a decent 1.3 hh rating with an average of 1.8 million viewers. Spike TV emailed the ratings information to MMA Payout today.
TUF earned a 1.80 with M18-49 and a 2.10 in M18-34. Good ratings for these demographics.
Qtr hours/ hh rating:
1.27
1.15
1.38
1.42
Payout Perspective:
Good numbers for this week’s episode which featured a cameo by Freddie Roach. A nice touch to include him in an episode the week after the Pacquiao fight. Bruce LeeRoy versus Michael Johnson saw the largest audience with a 1.42 rating.
Based on the snippets for next week’s 2 hour show, the Nam Pham/Michael Johnson fight looks like a great fight (obviously, it could be edited to look exciting, but still…)Looking ahead, a Nam Pham/Michael Johnson v. Jonathan Brookins final would be a good match for the TUF Final.
It was very interesting to see Roach, who has been outspoken in the past about his feelings on MMA. I guess he just cares about working with fighters and can get past his negative feelings about the sport. I have always thought his dislike for MMA was merely rooted in the fear of what it could do to boxing, and his appearance on TUF would suggest that he may have moved past that. Considering his price, it was an interesting move on Zuffa/GSP/whoever the hell would pay for him to be there’s part.