Bellator 143 drew an average of 669,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. It’s 17% decrease from Bellator’s tent pole event last week but was a slight increase from Bellator 141. UPDATED 09/29/15 – Per Nielsen source, the peak occurred during Beltran/Grove match which drew 885K viewers at 10:25pm. The […]
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Bellator Dynamite quarter hour breakdown and DVR +3 ratings
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the quarter hour ratings for this past Saturday’s Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 on Spike TV. It also has learned that the DVR +3 rating has bumped up the initial overnight rating of 800,000 up to 867,000. The show peaked at 9:14pm ET which means that people […]
Ortiz tops Bellator 142 payouts
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from this past Saturday’s Bellator 142. Tito Ortiz received $300,000 in a loss to light-heavyweight champion Liam McGeary. The disclosed payouts were provided by the California State Athletic Commission. The payouts do not include the Glory Kickboxing fights held the same evening. Liam McGeary: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Tito […]
Bellator MMA Dynamite 1 draws 800K viewers
Bellator MMA’s Dynamite 1 drew an average viewership of 800,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday night. The third “tent pole” event for Bellator was ranked #2 in the timeslot in the coveted male 25-54 and 35-49 demos on cable behind ESPN’s college football per Nielsen sources. The event aired from 9-12:42am ET and then replayed […]
Bellator 141 draws 666,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 666,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It was second only to PGA Golf on the Golf Channel Friday night when it comes to cable sports TV ratings this past Friday. UPDATED: The event peaked at 929,000 viewers per Nielsen source. Overnight Peak Bellator 132 […]