Bellator 185 drew 476,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the debut of former UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi as he defeated Alexander Shlemenko. Payout Perspective: The ratings are a modest boost from the last Bellator show but you would have expected a little more considering […]
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TUF 26 Episode 7 draws 316,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 26 Episode 7 drew 316,000 on FS1 Wednesday night. The fight of the telecast featured Melinda Fabian taking on Rachael Ostovich. It was Ostovich that came out victorious. Notably, the MLB Playoff game between the Astros and Yankees preceded TUF and scored over 5 million viewers on Fox Sports with the post-game […]
Showtime Boxing event Saturday peaks with first two fights
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday night’s Showtime card had its best viewership prior to the main event. Erislandy Lara’s win over Terrell Gausha drew 399,000 viewers and peaked at 476,000 Showtime subscribers according to Nielsen. But the Jermell Charlo Erickson Lubin fight averaged 495,000 viewers and peaked with 537,000. The first fight between Jarrett […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.3 million viewers
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew 1.3 million viewers on Saturday night per Television By Numbers. The event went up against stiff competition with the MLB Playoffs featuring the Cubs and Dodgers on cable TV. Also, USC played Utah on ABC opposite the Fox broadcast. The event featured Abner Mares as he defeated Andres Gutierrez […]
UFC 216: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition we take a look at UFC 216 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ferguson submits Lee It was not a good week for Kevin Lee. Not only did he have issues with cutting weight which kept everyone in suspense on Friday. It appeared […]