The last episode of The Ultimate Fighter 28 on FS1 drew 140,000 viewers via Nieslen. The 12th and final episode of this season was also the last on the network.
In the last fight of the episode, Macy Chiasson defeated Leah Letson to win the last spot to be in the TUF Finale which will happen Friday. Chiasson won via TKO in the very first round. She will face Pannie Kianzad in the women’s Featherweight final.
| TUF 28 | |
| Live + SD | |
| Episode 1 | 186,000 |
| Episode 2 | 195,000 |
| Episode 3 | 183,000 |
| Episode 4 | 205,000 |
| Episode 5 | 174,000 |
| Episode 6 | 173,000 |
| Episode 7 | 128,000 |
| Episode 8 | 147,000 |
| Episode 9 | 119,000 |
| Episode 10 | 152,000 |
| Episode 11 | 159,000 |
| Episode 12 | 140,000 |
Payout Perspective:
The episode was the last in the TUF Gym as another one will be built when the promotion moves to ESPN. It’s still not known about the future of the TUF franchise. Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series has seemingly taken over the spot as the show for up-and-coming fighters looking to make their break into the UFC. While the coaching dynamic was interesting at first, the novelty has worn off as the ratings for this series has fallen off and even the DVR ratings have waned. In the end, it was a great way to introduce the product to fans and brought the reality television aspect to a casual viewing audience, but with the inundation of the product, we have readjusted our expectation of ratings.
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