Ratings for a replay of Bellator 98 on Thursday were up as compared to its live viewing last Saturday night. Thursday’s airing scored 556,000 viewers as opposed to 437,000 viewers for its live viewing.
Bellator 98’s lead-in, TNA Impact Wrestling scored 1.3 million viewers for a 0.5 share. The numbers were impressive for a night opposite NFL Football featuring the New York Jets and New England Patriots. According to Television By Numbers, the NFL game scored 8.79 million viewers.
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A nice bounce bank for Bellator although the ratings are still low for a live event. No word on Friday night’s live event from Temecula but it will be interesting to see. The boost in ratings on a night opposite NFL, is interesting and may persuade me into thinking more that the pro wrestling lead-in helps.
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