The debut of Bellator MMA’s 10th season received an average of 1 million viewers after factoring in DVR numbers per Nielsen sources. The adjustment increases the overall viewership from the overnight rating of 880,000 viewers. In addition, the numbers increased the peak of Friday night’s program which aired from 9:00pm to 11:14pm on Spike TV […]
Close to 1.4 million average for Chavez-Vera rematch
The HBO broadcast of Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. versus Bryan Vera Saturday night scored an subscriber audience average of 1.39 million viewers with a peak of 1.53 million according to Nielsen Media Research via Boxing Scene. The rematch between the two has made it one of the biggest audiences for either HBO or Showtime in […]
FS1 trending up according to Fox Sports Execs
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reports that executives for Fox Sports are pleased with the upswing of Fox Sports 1. Although its miles away from competing with ESPN, trends seen by execs point to a promising future. The article is premised upon the comparison that FS1 has done much better than its predecessor, the […]
WSOF Canada: 96,000 viewers
The World Series of Fighting on NBC Sports Network Friday scored just a 96,000 viewer average according to The MMA Report. The card from Canada was tape delayed from February 21st and featured Ryan Ford as he defeated Joel Power. WSOF Events WSOF 1 – 198,000 viewers WSOF 2 – 210,000 viewers WSOF 3 – 201,000 viewers […]
Bellator 110: 880,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Bellator 110 on Spike TV received an average viewership of 880, 000 viewers. The show’s peak hit 1.1 million viewers between 11:00-11:14pm ET during the Jackson-M’Pumbu fight. The debut of Season 10, Bellator 110 was up +99% in adults 18-49, +81% in Men 18-49, and +54% in […]