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Bellator 161 peaks at 966,000 viewers

September 21, 2016 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

Bellator 161 peaked with 966,000 viewers on Friday per Nielsen.  The adjusted viewership with DVR +3 ratings brought the event up to 758,000 viewers.

The Spike telecast was the #3 live sporting event on cable on Friday behind college football.

The event featured Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson with Kongo taking the victory.

The event drew 686,000 viewers on Spike TV in live plus same day viewership.  The DVR+3 ratings represents a 10% increase over the live numbers.  The numbers are slightly down from last month’s Bellator show.

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, DVR+3, ratings, Spike, TV

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  1. MMA Numbers says

    September 21, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    Where can the DVR+3 ratings for sports events be found?
    Peak viewership numbers for various sports events?
    Is there a website such as SportsTVratings.com that shows DVR+3?
    Is there a link to reference for this article/blog post?

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