The season finale of WWE’s Tough Enough scored 2.86 million viewers according to Television By Numbers. It received a 1.0 rating for Adults 18-49. In the end, TE contestant Andy ousted the more polished Luke to win the TE contract. The ending was drawn out way too much as it segued into WWE’s Raw. Episode 1 […]
White announces 5 round main events and 125ers to UFC
Dana White announced today at the UFC 131 press conference that the UFC will change all non-title main events to 5 rounds. Also, the UFC will add a 125 pound division. Via MMA Fighting: …all non-title main event bouts in the UFC would be five-round affairs, giving the fighters at the top of the card […]
UFC 131 Prelims on Facebook and YouTube
MMA Weekly reports that the prelims for UFC 131 will not only be streamed via the UFC’s Facebook page as is the norm now, but it will also be streamed via YouTube. The channel run by the UFC will not go live until Saturday. MMA Weekly states that YouTube has increased its coverage of live events including the Coachella music […]
TUF 13 Finale rating: 1.8 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale rating received an average of 1.8 million viewers and a household rating of 1.32. It also received a 1.74 among men 18-49 and a 1.95 among men 18-34. Via MMA Junkie: Although regular-season ratings for “TUF 13” were down sharply, the live finale nearly matched those for […]
White announces PPVs via XBox Live
MMA Mania reports Dana White made an appearance at the annual video game convention, E3 Expo 2011, to announce a partnership with Microsoft in which the UFC PPVs will be available via XBox Live. Although no date for the start of the service was announced, the price will be about the same as purchasing the PPV on TV: […]