Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that Saturday night’s Paulie Malignaggi-Adrien Broner fight scored 1.3 million viewers on Showtime. The ratings reflect an uptick in ratings for Showtime and a budding star in Broner. It was a free preview weekend for Showtime although the 1.3 million ratings is premised upon the number of Showtime subscribers. […]
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UFC 161 Prelims: 968,000 viewer average
The Wrestling Observer reports that last week’s UFC 161 Prelims on FX scored 968,000 viewers for a rating of 0.68. The ratings were the third lowest ever on FX. UFC 161 Prelims featured Jake Shields versus Tyron Woodley in one of the least exciting fights of the night. It did include the Fight and Submission […]
Bellator Wednesday ratings disappoint
MMA Fighting reports that Wednesday nights Bellator’s debut posted disappointing numbers. Spike officials point to the NHL Stanley Cup as contributing to the poor ratings. Hoping to continue with its strong ratings, and 809,000 viewer average from its first season on Spike TV, Bellator had high hopes for continued momentum. The Bellator summer series featuring […]
PPV History – Taking a look at UFC 161 main eventers
UFC on Fuel TV 10: 313,000 viewers
MMA Fighting reports that Saturday’s UFC on Fuel TV 10 ratings scored a 313,000 viewer average. The show scored the second highest rating for a UFC on Fuel TV event. The show was highlighted by eight submissions on the card including the main event featuring Fabricio Werdum submitting Antonio Rodrigio Noguiera. The numbers are good […]