We have an update on the ratings from Bellator 153 last Friday night. According to Nielsen, the Benson Henderson’s promotional debut against Andrey Koreshkov drew 973,000 viewers peaking at over 1 million. The fight, which aired between 10:13-11:00pm ET, on Spike TV Friday night drew 973,000 peaking with 1.1 million viewers at 10:57pm. It should […]
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Bellator 153: 618,000 viewers
Bellator 153 drew 618,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Sports TV Ratings. The rating is a modest 6% increase from last week’s tape delayed show Saturday night from Italy. The main event was the highly anticipated promotional debut of Benson Henderson. Unfortunately, the former UFC lightweight champion was dominated by current […]
Bellator 152 on Spike TV draws 580,000 viewers
Bellator 152 drew an average of 580,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday according to Sports TV Ratings. It was the first Bellator event overseas as the card took place in Turin, Italy. In the main event of the broadcast, Patricky Frieire defeated Eimilson Souza. The event, which lasted from 8:00-10:02pm PT, drew 271,000 viewers in […]
Bellator 151 DVR+3 numbers reflect peak viewership of 1.1M
Bellator 151 drew 838,000 viewers on Spike TV last Friday in DVR +3 adjusted viewership numbers. The show peaked with 1.1 million viewers during the Darrion Caldwell-Joe Warren fight. The Caldwell-Warren fight averaged 861,000 viewers. The event averaged 768,000 viewers in overnight viewership. Bellator live events in 2016 are averaging 1.2 million viewers thanks to […]
Bellator 151 draws 768,000 viewers
Bellator 151 on Friday on Spike TV drew an overnight rating of 768,000 viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. The ratings represent a modest increase of 5% from Bellator 150 two weeks ago. In the main event of Friday’s fights, Darrion Caldwell submitted Joe Warren after he suplexed him on his head. It was an impressive […]