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Bellator 155 draws 653,000 viewers

May 23, 2016 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

Bellator 155 drew 653,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Sports TV Ratings.  The ratings represent a slight decrease from Bellator 154.

Among the 653,000 viewers, it drew 301,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 category.  Bellator 154 drew 356,000 in the adult 18-49 category.

In the main event of the show, Rafael Carvalho defeated Melvin Manhoef by split decision.

Bellator through 155

Payout Perspective:

Not counting Bellator 149, the ratings average on Spike TV is 661,000.  Through 7 events in 2015 (not counting the Bellator 138 tentpole event), the average was 668,000.  One would think that the organization would have hoped for an incremental increase from year to year but perhaps Bellator is looking more to stability of its live viewership and hoping for big ratings with its quarterly events.

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, ratings, Spike, TV

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  1. Wil says

    May 25, 2016 at 2:41 am

    Good numbers. I didn’t watch it myself, wasn’t even aware that it was on but for a Friday night, that isn’t bad at all.

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