Bellator MMA averaged 931,000 total viewers on the Paramount Network and CMT. It peaked with 1,340,000 million during the Chael Sonnen-Rampage Jackson fight. The first round between Sonnen and Rampage averaged 1.2 million viewers. The Rory MacDonald-Douglas Lima bout drew 1.1 million viewers. According to the release, Bellator 192 was the most watched event for […]
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UFC 220 Prelims draw 905,000 on FS1, Bellator 192 770,00 viewers on Paramount
The UFC 220 Prelims on FS1 drew 905,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims overlapped with Bellator 192 on Paramount which drew 770,000 viewers. UPDATED: Bellator 192 was also on CMT network. Thanks to a reader who pointed this out. Based on the combined ratings Bellator 192 drew 931,000 viewers (CMT chipped […]
2017: The year in boxing
2017 was a great year for boxing which saw some great fights and the spectacle that was Mayweather-McGregor. The year started off with the talk about Mayweather-McGregor as the UFC’s lightweight champion stirred the pot by going on a rant on Instagram where he wrote “F*** the UFC.” Dana White warned that if Conor went […]
UFC 219 Prelims draw 914,000 viewers
The UFC 219 Prelims on FS1 drew 914,000 viewers Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims featured Khalil Rountree against Michal Oleksiejczuk with the Polish light heavyweight picking up the victory. The event drew 0.32 in the A18-49 demo. The prelims scored the 4th highest rating for 2017 out of 12 aired prelims. […]
UFC 218 replay on FS1 Christmas Eve draws 357,000 viewers
The Christmas Eve replay of UFC 218 drew 357,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the main card of the PPV event earlier this month. Last year’s Christmas Eve replay on Fox drew astounding 4.72 million viewers. This year, the special presentation aired on FS1 despite the fact that the NFL games […]