MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source indicates that last night’s episode 4 of The Ultimate Fighter season 20 received 577,000 viewers Live + same day. Wednesday’s episode received the largest audience for the season. Episode 4 featured Carla Esparza as she tapped out Angela Hill in the first round of the fight of […]
Report: UFC 177 nets 125K PPV buys
Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer (subscription recommended) reported that UFC 177 which featured T.J. Dillashaw defending his bantamweight championship against late replacement Joe Soto netted an estimated 125,000 PPV buys. The numbers are more than most had expected considering that Soto replaced Renan Barao the day before the fight. It’s the second lowest output […]
Bellator 126 Live + 3 up to 687,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Bellator 126’s adjusted viewership increased to 687,000 viewers. The peak also went up to 1,011,000 viewers at 10:53 p.m. Bellator 123 – 687,000, live; 979,000 live peak – 777,000, live +3; 1,193,000 live +3 peak Bellator 124 – 771,000, live; 1,200,000 live peak – 836,000, live […]
TUF 20 Episode 3 Live +3: 791,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the adjusted viewership rating for last week’s #TUF episode 3 drew an additional 358,000 viewers. The additional viewership increased 83% from 433,000 to 791,000. Episode 1 – 536,000 viewers; 831,000 viewers Episode 2 – 574,000 viewers; 946,000 viewers Episode 3 – 433,000 viewers; 791,000 viewers Payout […]