MMA Payout has learned form a Fox source that the DVR +3 ratings have aided UFC programming. Notably, UFC on Fox 11 and the debut of TUF have increased from its initial overnight numbers. UFC on Fox 11 which had overnight ratings of 1.99 million were given a lift with the Same Day (SD) DVR […]
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TUF 19 Episode 2: 320,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 19 was down substantially from its debut last week. It registered just 320,000 viewers on Wednesday night. The second episode of TUF featuring Team Edgar vs. Team Penn received the lowest overnight rating for the TUF franchise on FS1 […]
Hopkins and Pac-Bradley II ratings from Saturday
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports tweeted the ratings for the live event featuring Bernard Hopkins on Showtime and the HBO replay of Pacquiao-Bradley II. The controversial split decision of Hopkins-Shumenov narrowly beat the replay of Pacquiao-Bradley II. Recap: Pac-Bradley replay 689. BHop win 760k; Porter fight, 897k; Quillin, 622k — Kevin Iole (@KevinI) April 22, […]
UFC on Fox 11 Prelims on FS1: 521,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Fox source that the UFC on Fox 11 Prelims received an average viewership of 521,000 viewers. In the male 18-49 category, the UFC Prelims received 244,000 viewers. The three hour Prelims event went up against the first day of the NBA Playoffs, the NHL Playoffs and MLB games during this time […]
Bellator 117 overnight rating: 617,000
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Friday’s Bellator MMA Live 117 received an overnight rating of 613,000 viewers. The peak came around 10:57pm during the Lima-Hawn fight. The main event for Friday was Douglas Lima’s destruction of Rick Hawn as Lima won the Bellator welterweight title. Lima’s stoppage of Hawn actually had the […]