Television By Numbers reports that the penultimate episode of WWE’s Tough Enough received 2.437 million viewers for and a 1.0 rating in the A18-49 demographic. This is a slight decrease from last week’s 2.5 million. The contestants were finally widdled down to two with the ex-MMA fighter and TUF contestant Jeremiah Riggs being the last one […]
TUF 13 Episode 10: 1.2 million viewers
MMA Weekly reports that the 10th and final episode of TUF 13 scored 1.2 million viewers for a 0.9 household rating. The final episode which featured the two semifinals to determine the match-up for the finale saw a slight bump in ratings. The ratings ranged between 1 million and 1.5 million viewers. This is a […]
Sponsorship Spotlight: Toyo Tires
MMA Payout had the opportunity to get in touch with Chief Operating Officer Marty Furman of Toyo Tires, USA Corp. He talks about its sponsorship with the UFC and Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. MP: Where are your headquarters? When was Toyo Tires founded? How many employees? Toyo: Toyo Tires started back in 1945, in Osaka, Japan. […]
Pacquiao settles lawsuit with Golden Boy
ESPN reports that Manny Pacquiao has settled his defamation lawsuit with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Oscar de la Hoya. The lawsuit filed in 2009 stems from alleged statements claiming Pacquiao took performance enhancing drugs. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather and Mayweather Promotions remain as defendants in the lawsuit filed […]
UFC 130 Prelims: 1.3 million viewers
MMA Weekly reports that ratings for the “UFC Prelims” for UFC 130 on Spike TV peaked at 1.3 million viewers. The ratings dipped below the Spike TV average for prelim shows. Via MMA Weekly: The UFC 130 Prelims drew an average audience of 1.3 million viewers, which is just slightly below the average of 1.44 million. […]