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UFC 161 Prelims: 968,000 viewer average

June 23, 2013 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

The Wrestling Observer reports that last week’s UFC 161 Prelims on FX scored 968,000 viewers for a rating of 0.68.  The ratings were the third lowest ever on FX.

UFC 161 Prelims featured Jake Shields versus Tyron Woodley in one of the least exciting fights of the night.  It did include the Fight and Submission of the Night with the James Krause defeat of Sam Stout.  Yet, the Prelims were handily defeated in the ratings by The Stanley Cup on NBC and even College Baseball on ESPN.

Via The Wrestling Observer (subscription required and recommended):

…with numbers that resemble TNA more than UFC, a 0.63 in Males 18-34, almost shockingly low for UFC on FX in that demo, and 1.10 in Males 35-49.

The Observer also points out that the ratings were lower than any Prelim events the UFC had on Spike TV.

Payout Perspective:

The ratings reflect the fact that most of the UFC demo was tuned into the NHL or not tuned in at all. UFC 161 is probably not going to produce a high PPV number and the lead-in to the event didn’t help as it appears that some MMA fans decided to skip this event.

Filed Under: ratings, TV, UFC

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  1. Chris says

    June 24, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    pretty weak numbers, not surprised since the card wasnt big and didnt have alot of hype.

    Reply
  2. Sampson Simpson says

    June 25, 2013 at 9:04 am

    Down the tubes

    Reply
  3. Andrew Esch says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    boxing and mma fans like all of you know nothing about business

    Reply
  4. Sampson Simpson says

    June 25, 2013 at 3:48 pm

    Know enough to know less than a million is weak

    Reply
  5. BrainSmasher says

    June 26, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    Calm down Butterbean!

    Reply

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