It was an active week for The Ratings Buffet as Saturday saw three live events and Mayweather replays on ESPN2 are starting to surface in anticipation of later this month. Friday Spike TV: Bellator: NYC Replay: 539,000, 600,000 (DVR +3) FS1: UFC 214 Weigh-Ins 8pm ET: 245,000, Replay at 10pm ET 142,000 Saturday FXX: UFC […]
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Replay of Bellator’s second PPV draws 600K on SpikeTV
A replay of Bellator: NYC on Spike TV drew 539,000 viewers per Nielsen. The PPV in late June increased to 600,000 viewers and peaked at 934,000 in DVR +3 adjusted ratings. Bellator: NYC featured Chael Sonnen-Wanderlei Silva in the main event. It also featured the return of Fedor against Matt Mitrione. The 150-minute re-air drew […]
Garcia-Broner on Showtime draw 881,000 viewers Saturday night
Showtime Boxing’s feature fight between Mikey Garcia and Adrian Broner drew 881,000 network subscribers Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was the highest-rated fight since Deontay Wilder faced Bermane Stiverne on Showtime. Garcia thoroughly dominated Broner in winning via unanimous decision. The Wilder-Stiverne fight in January 2015 drew 1.24 million viewers on Showtime. […]
UFC 214: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take you to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for UFC 214. Jones returns to win back the UFC Light Heavyweight Title The matchup finally happened and DC looked much better than their initial fight. However, a headkick in the third round undid any momentum […]
UFC Prelims draw 866,000 on FXX
The UFC 214 Prelims on FXX drew 866,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The event peaked between 9:15 and 9:30pm with 1,072,000. The event was moved to FXX due to Major League Baseball on FS1. It’s worthy to note that the games Giants/Dodgers and Reds/Marlins drew 421,000 viewers and 276,000 viewers respectively while the prelims drew […]