Bellator 165 drew 597,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night. The main event featured Michael Chandler versus Benson Henderson for Chandler’s lightweight title. Chandler won via decision. The event went up against UFC Fight Night 100 which aired at about the same time on FS1. The Bellator event aired from 9p-12:08am ET on Spike TV. […]
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Bellator 163: 507,000 viewers
Bellator 163 drew 507,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. It’s a decrease of approximately 13% from last month’s show. It’s the lowest ratings for a Bellator show in 2016. In the main event of the night, Phil Davis captured the Bellator Light Heavyweight title over Liam McGeary. According to Sports […]
Updated Bellator 162 ratings
Bellator 162 last Friday night drew 659,000 viewers in adjusted DVR +3 ratings. Its an increase from the 562,000 viewers in Live + SD. The event peaked at 956,000 viewers during the main event between Shlemenko and Grove. The ratings made it the third-highest cable sporting event last Friday night behind two college football games […]
Bellator 162 draws 582,000 viewers
Bellator 162 drew 582,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. It’s a slight decrease of over 15% from Bellator 161. In the main event, Alexander Shlemenko defeated Kendall Grove in the main event. According to Sports TV Ratings, it drew 259,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Payout Perspective: College Football […]
Bellator 161 peaks at 966,000 viewers
Bellator 161 peaked with 966,000 viewers on Friday per Nielsen. The adjusted viewership with DVR +3 ratings brought the event up to 758,000 viewers. The Spike telecast was the #3 live sporting event on cable on Friday behind college football. The event featured Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson with Kongo taking the victory. The event […]