UFC Fight Night 61 airing on FS1 Sunday night drew an average viewership of 1.2 million viewers in initial overnight ratings according to Nielsen. It’s the second straight year that a February Fight Night from Brazil has exceeded expectations. Last February, UFC Fight Night 36 drew 1.4 million viewers on FS1. Last year’s event featured […]
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UFC Fight Night 60: 913K, Prelims: 775K
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 60 drew an average viewership of 913,000 viewers. The Prelims which aired prior to the event on FS1 drew 775,000 viewers. In the main event, Benson Henderson submitted Brandon Thatch in Henderson’s first fight at welterweight. The Prelims aired from 5:00pm PT […]
Bellator 133 overnight and adjusted viewership numbers
Bellator 133 held last Friday night drew an average viewership of 565,000 on Spike TV which is considerably down from January’s Bellator 132. Its adjusted viewership (Live +3) increased to 606,000 viewers. The event peaked at 967,000 viewers. In the main event, Alexander Shlemenko used a spinning backfist to KO Melvin Manhoef in the second […]
WSOF 18: 209,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that World Series of Fighting 18 held last Thursday drew an average viewership of 209,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The viewership is slightly off of last month’s show which drew 222,000 fans on a Saturday night. WSOF aired from 8:56 p.m to 11:11 p.m. on NBC Network Sports. In the main […]
UFC 183 Prelims draw 1.546M viewer average
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen that Saturday’s UFC 183 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.546 million viewers which makes it the second straight card over 1 million viewers. The headliner on the FS1 prelims featured Miesha Tate versus Sara McMann. The peak almost drew 2 million viewers plateauing at 1,992,000 in the 9:30-9:45pm quarter hour. […]