MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 48 held this past Saturday scored an average of 226,000 viewers on MTV2. The replay garnered 114,000 viewers. Via MMA Junkie:
Of Bellator’s 14 MTV2-televised events, Bellator 48’s ratings rank fifth. Overall, the three monthly “Summer Series” events averaged 242,000 viewers. Season four, which took place earlier this year, averaged 204,000 viewers.
Payout Perspective:
Decent numbers for the end of the Summer Series. The average viewership shows the steady improvement Bellator has had on MTV2. With the rumors that Bellator may move to Spike TV upon the UFC’s departure, the numbers show that there is a growing audience that would like to see the Bellator product. If Spike TV decides to continue to air MMA programming, Bellator could be the likely candidate to fill that void.
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