Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 drew 601,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Nielsen. The event is a 25% drop from September 2015’s debut of the MMA/Kickboxing show on the network. Bellator 157 featured Rampage Jackson facing Satoshi Ishii in the main event. Jackson won via split division in an uninspired catchweight matchup. The event […]
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PBC on CBS draws 2.12M viewers
Television By Numbers reports that PBC on CBS Saturday night drew 2.12 million viewers. It finished behind ABC and NBC in network ratings for its time slot. The event, which aired from 9-11pm ET on CBS, eatured Keith Thurman taking on Shawn Porter with Thurman emerging as the victor in a very good fight. The […]
TUF 23 Episode 10 draws low ratings due to soccer
The Ultimate Fighter Wednesday night was pushed back and moved to FS2 due to the Copa America soccer match delay. On FS2 it just generated 43,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It aired from 11-12am on FS2 and drew 27,000 in the Adult 18-49 range. This was probably not the best time for the sudden […]
Bellator 156 updated ratings
The adjusted rating for last Friday’s Bellator 156 on Spike TV drew 538,000 viewers. The increase includes the DVR + 3 rating for the event. Bellator 156 peaked at 707,000 viewers at 10:19 pm ET. The main event featured Marcos Galvao taking Eduardo Dantas. Dantas earned the unanimous decision. The overnight viewership for Friday’s card […]
UFC Fight Night 89 draws 964,000 viewers, Prelims draw 369,000
UFC Fight Night 89 drew 964,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The overnight rating reflects a 22% increase from last month’s Memorial Day weekend Fight Night. One should note that UFC Fight Night 89 was on a Saturday night. The last Fight Night held on a Saturday night was the […]