MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Bellator 136 on Friday drew a viewership of 655,000 viewers. It is up slightly from last month’s event. The main event (which aired from 9:00-11:30pm ET on SpikeTV) had Will Brooks taking on Dave Jansen with the Brooks earning the unanimous decision. The event drew a 0.2 […]
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Bellator 135 DVR bumps rating up to 670K viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the Bellator 135 adjusted viewership drew an additional 70,000 viewers for a total of 677,000 viewers. In addition, the peak for the show went up from the original 922,000 viewers to 984,000. Payout Perspective: The adjusted viewership average is approximately 740,000. The gains from the DVR […]
Bellator 135: 607,000 viewers
Bellator 135 drew an average viewership of 607,000 viewers on Friday night according to Nielsen sources. It was the lowest output for a Bellator event this year. In the main event, Marcos Galvao won the Bellator bantamweight title making Joe Warren submit to a knee bar. There was also an exciting undercard fight with Hideo […]
Bellator 134 draws avg viewership of 872,000
Bellator MMA 134 drew an average viewership of 872,000 viewers peaking at 1.2 million viewers during the Liam McGeary-Emanuel Newton main event. The McGeary-Newton fight averaged 1.1 million viewers. McGeary won a unanimous decision over Newton to win the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship. Overnight Peak Bellator 132 767,000 1,200,000 Bellator 133 565,000 967,000 Bellator […]
Bellator 133 overnight and adjusted viewership numbers
Bellator 133 held last Friday night drew an average viewership of 565,000 on Spike TV which is considerably down from January’s Bellator 132. Its adjusted viewership (Live +3) increased to 606,000 viewers. The event peaked at 967,000 viewers. In the main event, Alexander Shlemenko used a spinning backfist to KO Melvin Manhoef in the second […]