Bellator MMA 215 drew 365,000 viewers on the Paramount Network Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings continue a precipitous slide for the promotion on television. The event was the first of two nights for the promotion in Uncasville, Connecticut. Friday night’s event featured Matt Mitrione taking on Sergei Kharitonov in a […]
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Bader-Fedor fight drew 1.2M viewers on Paramount Saturday night
Bellator 214 scored an overall rating of 697,000 viewers on Saturday night. The Fedor-Ryan Bader showdown drew 1.2 million viewers on the telecast. Bellator 214 took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California. It featured the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix with the promotion’s Light Heavyweight Champion winning the Heavyweight Championship. Also on […]
Bellator ends year with 212 show drawing just 285K viewers on Paramount
Bellator MMA Live 212 drew 285,000 on Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event was the first of two shows taking place in Honolulu with the first event airing on Paramount. The second event aired on DAZN exclusively. Friday’s event also aired on DAZN. On Friday night Michael Chandler regained the Bellator […]
ONE signs television deal with Turner Sports
ESPN reports that ONE Championship has signed a three-year broadcast deal with Turner Sports. According to the report by Ariel Helwani, the deal for the Singapore-based company begins on January 1, 2019. The company will have 24 events to air live on TNT beginning next year and on its digital platforms including B/R Live. Financial […]
Bellator 209 peaked at 574,000 viewers
Bellator 209 peaked at 574,000 viewers on The Paramount Network per Nielsen. The tape-delayed event from Israel drew 448,000 viewers in DVR + 3 ratings. The event featured Patricio Freire as he defeated Emmanuel Sanchez. The Live + SD viewership of the event on Friday drew 381,000 viewers. The DVR numbers did not add much […]