The 5th episode of TUF 22 drew a Live plus Same Day viewing rating of 498,000 viewers on FS1. The event went up against the MLB playoff game between Chicago and Pittsburgh as well as the opening night of the NHL on NBC Sports Network.
In the fight of the episode Saul Rogers defeated Billy Quarantillo via unanimous decision.
Per Sports TV ratings, MLB on TBS (8-11pm ET) drew 8.3 million viewers with a 2.6 rating in the adult 28-49 demo. The Rangers/Blackhawks (8:30-11pm ET) game on NBC Sports Network drew 925,000 viewers and a 0.4 rating.
The replay of TUF 22 the same night (10-11pm PT) drew an additional 58,000 viewers.
Payout Perspective:
Tough night for TUF going up against baseball with two big markets involved as well as the start of the NHL season. Suffice it to say that MMA fans of TUF in Chicago likely DVR’d this episode. Despite the ratings, it did better than last spring’s TUF 21 5th episode (340,000) and just slightly less than TUF 20’s 5th episode last fall (509,000).
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