The 12th and final episode of TUF 24 drew 386,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night. The season drew an average live viewership of just 343,000.
In the TUF final, Tim Elliott prevailed over Hiromasa Ogikubo to become The Ultimate Fighter. While the show’s concept this season was unique, Elliott’s win was leaked months ago and TV guides listed Elliott’s name as Demetrious Johnson’s opponent before Wednesday’s episode showed the final.
Payout Perspective:
This season did much worse than last fall’s TUF 22 which featured coaches Faber and McGregor. Still, last fall seemed like low ratings with an average live rating of 522,000. But, this season’s average was lower. Even the ATT v. Blackzilians TUF season (TUF 21) drew a better season average with 393,000 over the 12-episode season. I thought the TUF 24 fights were entertaining but whether it was the fact that people knew the ultimate result or that they are tired with the concept, live viewership is decreasing.
Horrible
People DON’T CARE about flyweights and Demetrious, and TUF. At ALL. This has NOTHING to do w/ “leaked results.”
I think it has more to do with the young mma fans, almost all male, are actually getting older and growing out of the need for drama….which is what so called “reality tv” is all about. Who really cares about a bunch of men rarely wearing shirts living together and stirring up drama….sounds more like a LOGO tv show than an MMA one.