MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Bellator drew 742,000 viewers. It also received the highest rating of the season in the coveted males 18-34 demo. The highest quarter hour was the during the 10:45-11:00pm slot which drew 937,000 viewers. Payout Perspective: The main event which saw Melvin Manhoef KO Doug Marshall in […]
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Spike TV to air “Eddie Alvarez: Free on Spike” Saturday
Spike TV announced that it will air both Eddie Alvarez fights against Michael Chandler in Bellator in opposition to UFC 178 this Saturday. Spike TV is calling the program, “Eddie Alvarez: Free on Spike.” Via Spike TV press release: MMA fans can sit back enjoy Eddie Alvarez’s two most memorable bouts against Michael Chandler for free on […]
TUF 20 Episode 2: 574,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the second episode of TUF 20 on FS1 scored an average viewership of 574,000 viewers. The average is up slightly (7%) from the debut episode which aired last Wednesday on the network. According to a Nielsen source, it’s only the sixth time in the twenty seasons of TUF that the […]
Bellator 124 Live +3 scores over 1.4M
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the Live +3 numbers (also known as DVR plus 3) increased Friday’s Bellator ratings to 836,000 viewers with a peak viewership of 1.429 viewers. 23 minutes of the Bellator 124 on Spike TV had an average audience of 1 million viewers. Bellator 123: 667,000 viewers, peak […]
TUF 20 re-air on Fox Sunday draws 1.735M
The Ultimate Fighter 20’s season debut which Fox re-aired on the network Sunday “adjacent” to NFL on Fox game coverage scored a composite of 1.735 million viewers. Additional re-airs on FS1 and FS2 added 267,000 viewers for a total of 2.54 million according to a company media release. It was the first time that Fox […]