MMA Payout has learned that Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 29 received an average of 638,000 viewers. In addition, TUF which immediately followed received 725,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night 29 prelims which aired at 2pmPT/5pmET earned 200,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night 29 overran into TUF’s television spot so those (like me) that just recorded TUF […]
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TUF 18 Episode 4: 778,000 viewers
Television By Numbers reports that the 4th episode of The Ultimate Fighter 18 scored a viewer average of 778,000 for a 0.5 share in the 18-49 demo. The rating is the second highest of the season and is up from last week. Episode 1: 762,000 viewers Episode 2: 870,000 viewers Episode 3: 639,000 viewers Episode […]
After a month, Fox pleased with FS1 performance
Sports Business Daily reports that a review of the first month of FS1 has shown that its doing well among the second-tier sports networks. Overall, the network ratings are up 29% as compared to a year ago and viewership for males 18-49 is up 49 percent. The article, which was originally in AdWeek, shows that […]
UFC 165 Prelims: 722,000 viewers
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that the UFC 165 Prelims on FS1 scored only 722,000 viewers. This is a decrease from UFC 164 fo 809,000. UFC PPV Prelims on FS1 UFC 164 Prelims 809,000 viewers UFC 165 Prelims 722,000 viewers UFC Fight Night Prelims on Fox Sports UFC Fight Night 27 Prelims […]
UFC 165: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the thrilling main event title defense of Jon Jones against Alexsander Gustafsson from the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jones wins unanimous decision over game Gus Jon Jones’ face told the story as he was battered but was able […]