Bellator 172 this past Saturday on Spike TV drew 873,000 viewers in DVR +3 ratings per Nielsen. The event peaked at 1.2 million viewers. This past Saturday featured Patricky Freire and Josh Thomson as the original main event was scrapped due to an injury to Matt Mitrione. Bellator Overnight A18-49 Peak DVR + 3 Bellator […]
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Bellator 172 draws 807,000 viewers
Bellator MMA drew 807,000 viewers on Saturday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. The event also drew 407,000 in the adult 18-49 demo. The main event was to be Matt Mitrione and Fedor Emelianenko but that fell through just hours before the show was to start. The event went on with Josh Thomson […]
Mitrione out of Bellator 172, so is Fedor
Matt Mitrione is out of Bellator 172 with a sickness just hours before the start of the main card. Bellator has indicated it will look to reschedule the fight at a later date. The new main event is Josh Thomson and Patricky Freire. There was much anticipation for this fight as the legend of Fedor […]
Spike TV to rebrand to Paramount TV
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Spike TV will be rebranded as the Paramount Network. A formal announcement will happen on Thursday during Viacom’s quarterly earnings call. Kevin Kay, the SpikeTV head is expected to stay on with the rebranding according to the report. Rebranding could begin as early as 2018. The network’s target demo has […]