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 […]
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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 […]
Tape-delayed Bellator 209 on Paramount draws 381,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live 209 drew 381,000 viewers on the Paramount Network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast was also available via digital streaming service DAZN. The event was tape-delayed from Israel and featured Patricio Freire as he defeated Emmanuel Sanchez for Friere’s Featherweight title. The event drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo. Payout […]
Bellator 208 draws 521,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 208 on Paramount Saturday night drew 521,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Fedor defeating Chael Sonnen in the last semi-final of the Heavyweight Grand Prix. It was the second of back-to-back nights for the promotion. The event also aired on DAZN. In addition to Fedor and Sonnen, Benson Henderson […]