MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Bellator MMA Live 118 received an overnight rating of 701,000 average viewers with a peak of over 1 million for the Joe Warren-Rafael Silva main event. Despite the NBA Playoffs, the 1.022 million viewers is the fourth time this season the peak has surpassed the 1 million […]
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The top televised boxing cards from April 2013-2014
The Sports Business Journal recently put out its “Fight Issue” which gave a rundown on the most-watched boxing matches from April 2013 to April 2014. The top 6 according to the list compiled by SBJ: October 5, 2013 – Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodriguez – HBO – 1.55M September 28, 2013 – Julio Cesar Chavez, […]
TUF 19 Episode 3: 421,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that this past Wednesday’s TUF 19 received an average of 421,000 viewers which reflects a 32% increase from the prior week’s 320,000. It should be noted that the third episode of TUF which featured a guest appearance by Renzo Gracie went up against two NHL Game 7s and […]
DVR numbers help TUF 19 Ep. 2
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 19 scored a DVR +3 rating of 628,000 viewers. This is almost doubles the overnight rating of 320,000 viewers. Episode 1: 595,000, overnight; 861,000 DVR +3 Episode 2: 320,000, overnight; 628,000 DVR +3 Payout Perspective: It’s clear from the DVR […]
UFC 172 Prelims: 750,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that the UFC 172 Prelims held on Saturday scored an average viewership of 750,000 viewers which is 2% off the average 765,000 of PPV prelims on FS1. The UFC 172 Prelims which featured Joseph Benavidez versus Tim Elliott in the “main event” of the Prelim card received a […]