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Bellator 146 draws 650,000 viewers

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Bellator 146 drew an average viewership of 650,000 viewers Friday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings.  The ratings reflect an increase from its last non-tentpole event. UPDATED 11/24/2015: per Nielsen sources, the peak for the event on Friday was 867,000. Bellator 144 drew an average viewership of 555,000 viewers.  Friday’s event which featured […]

TUF 22 Episode 9 draws 495,000 viewers

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The 9th episode of TUF 22 drew an average viewership rating of 495,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night.  It was the highest rated 9th episode ever on FS1 per Fox Sports. According to Fox Sports, it beat spring’s 9th episode by 38%, last fall by 19%, spring 2014 by 3% and fall of 2013 by […]

PBC on Spike TV draws 466,000 for November event

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PBC on Boxing on Spike TV Friday night drew 466,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings.  The viewership is up almost 33% from October’s dismal performance. The event aired from 9:00-10:47pm ET.  In the main event of the night, Edwin Rodriguez defeated Michael Seals by KO. PBC on Spike 3/13/2015 869,000 4/24/2015 569,000 5/22/2015 772,000 6/12/2015 […]