PBC on NBC Sports Network drew a viewership rating of 362,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. The ratings are an increase from July’s PBC on NBCSN’s event which drew 247,000 viewers. The July event on NBCSN was the lowest reported rating across the networks that show PBC (excluding Bounce TV). Notably, Friday night PBC on […]
Archives for August 2015
PBC on Spike TV 5 draws 679K viewers
PBC on Spike TV drew an average of 679,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It’s the second-highest viewership for PBC on Spike since its launch in March. The event, which aired from 9:00-11:16pm ET, featured Antonio Tarver taking on Steve Cunningham which ended in a split decision draw. The undercard featured an upset as Krzysztof […]
Checking in on Spike’s re-branded Friday night
On March 13th Spike TV re-branded its Friday night with a mix of Bellator MMA, Glory Kickboxing and Premier Boxing Champions on its network. MMA Payout takes a look at how it’s done in ratings 6 months in. “Friday Night Lights Out” began mid-March with PBC on Spike to promising ratings. The inaugural event drew […]
Cosmopolitan features Eye in article on body issues
Cosmopolitan recently ran an article featuring UFC bantamweight Jessica Eye where she talked about self-esteem issues with respect to their bodies. Eye was featured along with Olympic gold medalists Sanya Richards-Ross and Natasha Hastings and fitness models Christmas Abbott and Massy Arias. The underlying issue for the athletes was reconciling the perception of what a […]
Bellator MMA announces November tentpole event
MMA Fighting reports that Bellator MMA has announced a November tentpole event set for Saturday November 6th in Saint Louis. It will be the fourth quarterly event since Scott Coker took over. The event will feature a featherweight title fight between Patricio Freire and Daniel Straus. Will Brooks will defend his lightweight championship against Marcin […]