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Bellator 130: 640,000 viewers

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Last Friday’s Bellator 130 which featured Emmanuel Newton defeating Linton Vassell drew 640,000 viewers according to Nielsen sources.  The peak viewership for the show was 930,000 viewers. Bellator Season 11 overnight ratings Bellator 123:  667,000 Bellator 124:  771,000 Bellator 125:  742,000 Bellator 126:  656,000 Bellator 127:  609,000 Bellator 128:  668,000 Bellator 129:  564,000 Bellator 130:  […]

TUF 20 Episode 5: up 280,000 viewers

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The adjusted ratings for last week’s TUF 20 episode 5 drew it up another 280,000 viewers for a total of 789,000.  The Live +3 numbers are an addition of 55% from the overnight rating. The episode, which featured Felice Herrig defeating Heather Jo Clark only drew 509,000 viewers in its initial running which may be […]

UFC 179 Prelims: 536,000 viewers

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MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the UFC 179 Prelims this past Saturday on FS1 drew an average of 536,000 viewers.  The event which led up to the UFC 179 PPV had stiff competition as it went up against the World Series on Fox. UFC PPV Prelims since August 2013 (FS1 unless […]

TUF 20 Ep 5 lows; UFC Tonight’s highs

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MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the fifth episode of TUF received an average viewership of 509,000 viewers.  In addition, MMA Payout has learned that the Wednesday night’s UFC Tonight scored an all-time high on FS1 with 242,000 viewers. First, the 5th episode of TUF featured Felice Herrig defeating Heather Jo Clark […]