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 […]
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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 […]
UFC ratings wrapup shows gains for TUF 19 debut, UFC on Fox 11
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 […]