Bellator 161 peaked with 966,000 viewers on Friday per Nielsen. The adjusted viewership with DVR +3 ratings brought the event up to 758,000 viewers. The Spike telecast was the #3 live sporting event on cable on Friday behind college football. The event featured Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson with Kongo taking the victory. The event […]
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Bellator 161 draws 686,000 viewers
Bellator 161 drew an average rating of 686,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. The event ratings represent a slight decrease from last month’s event. The event which featured Cheick Kongo taking on Tony Johnson drew 330,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Kongo earned the majority decision over Johnson. […]
Bellator 160 peaks at 1.1M viewers
Bellator 160 this past Friday peaked at 1.1 million viewers on Spike TV. It drew another 833,000 viewers in DVR + 3 ratings. Bellator 160 featured Benson Henderson taking on Patricio “Pitbull” Friere. Henderson won via TKO although the stoppage occurred due to a broken fibula sustained by Pitbull. The overnight viewership for the event […]
PBC on Spike draws 507,000
PBC on Spike TV Saturday night drew 507,000 viewers according to Nielsen sources. The ratings reflect a slight decrease in viewership from last month. The event featured Robert Guererro as he faced David Perralta. It was Perralta that came out on top with a split decision victory. The card, which aired from 9-12:10am ET, drew […]
Bellator 160 draws 725,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live drew 725,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. 160 represents a slight increase (approximately 8%) from Bellator 159 last month. The event featured Benson Henderson as he took on Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. Henderson won via TKO due to a broken leg sustained by Pitbull. Henderson will take on […]