MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Saturday night’s World Series of Fighting 12 on NBC Sports Network received an average viewership of 206,000. It was the third lowest rating ever for WSOF.
WSOF Ratings 1-11 (1-10 and 12 on NBC Sports Network)
WSOF 1 – 198,000 viewers
WSOF 2 – 210,000 viewers
WSOF 3 – 201,000 viewers
WSOF 4 – 264,000 viewers
WSOF 5 – 227,000 viewers
WSOF 6 – 161,000 viewers
WSOF 7 – 94,000 viewers
WSOF 8 – 212,000 viewers
WSOF 9 – 242,000 viewers
WSOF 10 – 365,000 viewers
WSOF 11 – 781,000 viewers (NBC)
WSOF 12 – 206,000 viewers
Payout Perspective:
It’s unfortunate that WSOF did not have a stronger card here since it went unopposed versus any other MMA organizations. There was little buzz and the event itself was unremarkable. The main event was Luis Palomino defeating Lewis Gonzalez via head kick.
Per John ourand with sports business journal, WSOF 12 was the most watched show on nbcsn for the week.
Boxing viewership on NBC Sports 2014
January 24 143,000 viewers Curtis Stevens vs. Patrick Majewski
March 15 312,000 viewers Tomasz Adamek vs. Vyacheslav Glazkov
April 4 291,000 viewers Steve Cunningham vs. Amir Mansour
June 21 225,000 viewers Anatoliy Dudchenko vs. Nadjib Mohammedi
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/nbcsn-and-fox-sports-ratings-buzz-june-16-22.html
August 9 164,000 viewers Vyacheslav Glazkov vs. Derric Rossy
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/nbcsn-and-fox-sports-ratings-buzz-august-4-10.html
Boxing viewership on NBC Sports 2013
January 19 140,000 viewers Sergey Kovalev vs. Gabriel Campillo
February 23 203,000 viewers Vyacheslav Glazkov vs. Malik Scott
June 14 201,000 viewers Bryant Jennings vs. Andrey Fedosov
August 3 209,000 viewers Eddie Chambers vs. Thabiso Mchunu Tomasz Adamek vs. Dominick Guinn