One week after receiving a nice bump in its ratings, Bellator saw its ratings plummet to 132,000 viewers. MMA Junkie reports that the ratings saw a 39 percent decline from last week’s 218,000 viewers. The lowly ratings were 18,000 viewers short of its prior ratings low of 150,000. The replay of the event scored 107,000 viewers. Payout Perspective: […]
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Bellator 40 ratings: 218,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 40 ratings were up with 218,000 viewers. The ratings show the first significant rise in ratings since the second week on MTV2. Via MMA Junkie: Bellator 40 actually overlapped an hour with “Strikefoce: Diaz vs. Daley” on Showtime, which garnered 528,000 viewers. In addition to the initial MTV2 audience of […]
Bellator 39 ratings: 174,000 viewers
MMA Weekly reports that ratings for Bellator 39 Saturday were slightly up to 174,000 viewers. The increase in ratings stops a streak of declining MTV2 ratings for the organization. Via MMA Weekly: Bellator 39 drew an initial audience of 174,000, with 89,000 more tuning in to the replay. While that is a little lower than […]
Rebney not concerned with Bellator ratings dip
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney is not concerned with the latest dip in ratings according to MMA Junkie. Rebney indicated he is concerned more with building the brand than the latest television numbers. Via MMA Junkie: “What we’re doing in terms of building out this brand and this partnership with MTV2 and MTV networks, this is […]
Bellator 38 ratings: 150,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 38 ratings dipped for the second week in a row with an average of 150,000 viewers for its MTV2 broadcast. Despite moving its start time to avoid UFC Fight Night overlap, it still had low ratings. Bellator’s replay airing at midnight the same night PT/ET drew 97,000 viewers. Via MMA […]