Sports TV Ratings is reporting that Bellator 137 on Friday night on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 594,000 viewers. It drew a 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demo.
The ratings represent a 10 percent decrease from April’s Bellator 136. In the main event, Brandon Halsey defeated Kendall Grove via TKO in the main event although Halsey was stripped of the middleweight title for his failure to make weight.
Bellator Events in 2015
Bellator 132: 767,000
Bellator 133: 565,000
Bellator 134: 872,000
Bellator 135: 607,000
Bellator 136: 655,000
Bellator 137: 594,000
The average for 2015 sits at 677,000 viewers.
On another ratings note, boxing on TruTV received 288,000 viewers on Friday night.
Payout Perspective:
Bellator went up against the NBA playoffs on Friday night but the viewership did not fall too far off its previous two showings. Halsey’s inability to make weight is unfortunate for Bellator as he could be one of those fighters that Bellator could groom into a known commodity for the organization. He still has the potential, but he will need to make weight if he is to regain the middleweight title.
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