Bellator 145, the quarterly tentpole event for the organization, drew an average of 814,000 viewers Friday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. It was a slight increase over September tentpole event, Bellator: Dynamite 1. The event aired Friday night from 9:oopm-12:27am ET. It went up against the NBA on ESPN Friday night. In […]
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GLORY-SpikeTV part ways
MMA Fighting’s Luke Thomas reports that GLORY Kickboxing will no longer be seen on SpikeTV. The promotion’s run which started in November 2013, has come to an end. The decision to end the relationship was not sudden according to the report as the two sides had been in talks, but it appears that each has […]
Bellator 143: 669,000 viewers
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 […]
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 […]