MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Bellator 136 on Friday drew a viewership of 655,000 viewers. It is up slightly from last month’s event.
The main event (which aired from 9:00-11:30pm ET on SpikeTV) had Will Brooks taking on Dave Jansen with the Brooks earning the unanimous decision.
The event drew a 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demo.
Bellator Events in 2015
Bellator 132: 767,000
Bellator 133: 565,000
Bellator 134: 872,000
Bellator 135: 607,000
Bellator 136: 655,000
Payout Perspective:
The average for Bellator in 2015 increases to 693,000 in overnight viewership. The Masters Golf Tournament was the clear cable sports winner on Friday drawing 2.95 million viewers from 3:00-7:30pm ET. Notably NASCAR on FS1 from 8:30pm-11:03pm ET drew 678,000 viewers. WSOF also aired on Friday night as well with less success as the two organization went head to head for most of its respective telecasts.
is it just me or did Bellators ratings do better under Rebney ? These #’s lately are not a good sign at all, lets be honest cop reruns on spike pull better #’s