MMA Weekly reports TUF 13 ratings for episode 3 averaged 1.3 million viewers.
The numbers gave The Ultimate Fighter the top spot among cable shows in its time slot among M18-34 and M18-49.
Via MMA Weekly:
Three weeks into the season and TUF13 has averaged 1.33 million viewers per episode, which is down slightly from Season 12’s season average of 1.7 million viewers per episode, though the show is barely a quarter of the way into this season.
Payout Perspective:
We will see how the UFC Primetime ratings compare with TUF’s ratings. One would have hoped that Primetime would have helped more with TUF’s ratings. This week’s ratings show an inch forward in the right direction for the series. Perhaps the run-up to UFC 129 will give it a boost.
Another low week. BTW, that article at MMA Weekly is shameful at best with the plug at the end. What ever happened to good journalism.
It looks like the viewership is stabilizing around 1.2-1.3 million. It’s probably not as great as Zuffa and Spike had hoped considering that Brock is coaching but I’m sure it’s good enough to start filming TUF 14.
guru,
Journalists are toeing the Dana White line these days. Can you blame them? After all, free seats on press row are on the line and who doesn’t want to attend shows for free.