MMA Payout has learned via Nielsen sources that the overnight ratings for Bellator 111 on Friday night received an average viewership of 653,000 viewers. The main event of Eduardo Dantas-Anthony Leone grabbed 793,000 viewers which was the highest quarter hour for the show.
Bellator 110
- Overnight rating 880,000 viewers
- DVR +3 1 million viewers
Bellator 111
- Overnight rating 653,000 viewers
Payout Perspective:
Friday night’s event featured the start of the Heavyweight Tournament and bantamweight Eduardo Dantas’ quick transition to the back to submit Anthony Leone. The ratings for 111 are markedly off the 10th season debut which shows that Rampage Jackson is still a draw for the company. Whether its name recognition or personality, viewers are drawn to Rampage. Without him, the ratings took a drastic tumble.
Where is a stupid comment from mr. Sampson
rampage is NOT a draw
the man couldnt even get the prime-time average above the weekly prime-time average
sure, he’ll get you a measly extra couple of viewers but his demo was just as paltry as this one [rampage did a 0.33 live and this event did a 0.27 live]
such a huge draw……… no not at all actually…. this is what you call flat-lining….
this organization is in DIRE STRAIGHTS………
relative of bellator : “but doc the hearts pumping asynchronously, the bloods beginning to curdle, and its breathing is quite irregular”
“come on doc (spike tv) lets give it just one more day (after weeks, nay years of no turn around)” “i think its going to…………….”
spike tv executive: *cuts off relative* “oh im sorry the ventilator has been unplugged (no repeats, no shoulder programming, no fight-master, etc.)”
“lets see if this withered husk can carry a ppv”
“if not, kevorkian is on standby” *walks out off hospital room*
I was expecting much less considering most people don’t even have a clue about who the main event fighters are.