Zuffa and Dana White have filed a motion to stay discovery in the Mark Hunt case pending the company’s Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit which will be heard on May 15, 2017 in Nevada. According to the court filings, Brock Lesnar is likely to join the motion. Joining the motion essentially places the party in […]
TUF 25 Episode 1 up to 500K viewers in DVR ratings
The first episode of TUF 25 for this season scored 500,000 viewers in DVR +3 ratings on FS1 per Nielsen. It shows an increase of 74% from its live + same day rating. The two-hour debut this past Wednesday was the lowest-ever in the series franchise. The DVR viewership has been an increasing metric used […]
Porter-Berto fight draws 468,000 on Showtime
Showtime Boxing’s Andre Berto-Shawn Porter fight drew 468,000 network subscribers per ShowBuzz daily. The fight, which Porter won via TKO in the 9th round sets up another big fight with Keith Thurman. In addition to Berto-Porter, Showtime had two other fights prior to the main event. The network is on a roll this year and […]
Bellator 178 peaked with over 1M viewers
Bellator 178 this past Friday drew 733,000 viewers in DVR+3 ratings per Nielsen. The main event between Patricio Friere and Daniel Strauss scored 933,000 viewers on Spike TV. The peak viewership for the event was 1,033,000 viewers. The ratings improved over the overnight and same day rating of 674,000 viewers. Payout Perspective: Not bad numbers […]
Bellator 178 draws 674,000 viewers
Bellator 178 on Spike TV Friday night drew 674,000 viewers per Show Buzz Daily. The event featured another return match between Patricio Freire and Daniel Strauss. The event drew 674,000 viewers in overnight and SD viewership. It drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo. It brings the 2017 average to 737,000 viewers. But, if you take […]