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Bellator returns to Paramount drawing 277K

July 28, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Bellator MMA received 277,000 viewers on Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  It was the first time that the promotion held an event since the pandemic shutdown this past spring.

In the feature bout of the evening from the Mohegan Sun Sergio Pettis defeated Ricky Bandejas in a bantamweight matchup.  The 135-minute event drew a 0.09 household rating.  It was also shown on digital platform DAZN. 

Bellator 241: 277,000

Bellator 240:  310,000

Bellator 239:  296,000

Bellator 238:  DAZN

Bellator 237: 311,000 viewers
Bellator 236: DAZN
Bellator 235: 228,000 viewers
Bellator 234: 318,000 viewers
Bellator 233: 314,000 viewers
Bellator 232: DAZN
Bellator 231: 265,000 viewers
Bellator 230: 202,000 viewers
Bellator 229: 301,000 viewers
Bellator 227: 276,000 viewers
Bellator 226: DAZN
Bellator 225: 285,000 viewers
Bellator 224: 325,000 viewers
Bellator 223: 386,000 viewers
Bellator 222: DAZN
Bellator 221: DAZN
Bellator 220: DAZN
Bellator 219: 307,000 viewers
Bellator 218: 255,000 viewers
Bellator 217: 349,000 viewers
Bellator 216: DAZN
Bellator 215: 365,000 viewers
Bellator 214: 697,000 viewers

Payout Perspective:

It was the first night of MLB and there was a certain number of people watching on DAZN, but the ratings are low.  Returning to action, Bellator has to hope it can garner more viewers for the product. 

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, Paramount, ratings

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