MMA Payout has learned that the UFC 182 Prelims on FS1 drew a viewer average of 1.02 million making it the best viewership of a prelim show since UFC 168 in December 2013.
The Prelims Saturday peaked between 6:30-6:45pm PT with 1,346,000 viewers.
The last fight on the UFC Prelims was Paul Felder taking on Danny Castillo. The newcomer, Felder, KO’d Castillo with an impressive spinning backfist.
The prelims far-exceeded 2014’s UFC Prelim viewership average of 712,000.
The UFC 168 Prelims back in December 2013 drew 1,554,000 average viewers.
In addition to the very good prelim ratings, the UFC 182 Post-Fight Show immediately after the PPV on FS1 drew 459,000 viewers – the largest ever for an FS1 post-fight show. In comparison, the previous most-watched post-fight show was UFC 168 which drew 313,000 viewers.
Payout Perspective:
With the heavily promoted main event of Daniel Cormier-Jon Jones, it appears that the prelims enjoyed strong viewership as a result. The prelims saw three stoppages. In addition to Felder’s KO, Shawn Jordan and Coby Garbrandt provided the viewing audience with some excitement with their performances. Felder and Jordan earned Performance of the Night bonuses.
The post-fight show was likely helped by the PPV ending abruptly as well as Jones’ short, post-Octagon interview which probably sparked more interest. And as I predicted…
@MMASupremacy rest assured #FS1 ratings for post-fight show should be record breaking.
— Jason Cruz (@dilletaunt) January 4, 2015
The increase in viewership should be a good sign that viewers were seeking out this event. Comparing the ratings to that of UFC 168 is a good thing. Although there was no other big events (except college basketball games) occurring in the same time block, the rating should indicate increased interest in this card.
Good job Jason now you have to predict Google searches and their relevancy to PPV buys to be a regular Nostradamus -if that’s possible. You might beat out Meltzer and his often slow results.
Good job on the news Happy New Year!
Good job Jason now you have to predict Google searches and their relevancy to PPV buys to be a regular Nostradamus -if that’s possible. You might beat out Meltzer and his often slow results.
Good job on the news Happy New Year!
Good job Leon the Schmo on your double post. Must be getting nervous.
If I wanted to watch coke heads win titles I could just watch boxing.
Haha yea right D your the only one riding that train still- the delusional one.
You still haven’t grasped this concept of the fact that “your” is actually you are.
Haha. Coming by the end of 2015…..LEON THE SCHMO!!!!!!!!
D cant be that stupid or delusional he is just a paid fuck boy of the ufc. Free fight pass is a hell of a drug for some hahahah
UFC 175 did the same prelim viewership – don’t know Google searches Jason? – so I’m still guessing in the 500 range.
Just think , this time next year d will be posting with a new nick or disappear , voila!
Smelldaqueef is a welfare to work minion of Bob Arum. He smells like shit and just posts Arum’s propaganda on mma websites from his wheel chair.
Leon The Schmo is gettin’ nervous. Look at him squirm and search for angles. When all the fighters who were on the shelf last year fight this year and their ppvs do solid numbers……the Schmo will have to cut and run from mmapayout or be confined to his new name of shame.
The Schmo even has the added bonus of having a price hike for UFC events and it still won’t matter. Coming 2015….LEON THE SCHMO!!!
@Leon Thanks