With the UFC-Fox relationship, much anticipation came with The Ultimate Fighter moving to the FX Network. Despite a Friday night time slot, Dana White was bullish on the move. Via MMA Fighting: When signing the [FOX] deal more than a year ago, UFC President Dana White talked about drawing 3 million viewers weekly for TUF […]
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The Wrestling Post – 12.24.12 edition
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This edition we’ll take a look at THQ’s bankruptcy, the Survivor Series buy rate and Daniel Bryan makes a young boy’s dream come true. THQ goes bankrupt The Wrestling Post takes a look at THQ’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing and what that means for the WWE. According […]
Pacquiao-Marquez IV: 1.15M PPV buys
Dan Rafael of ESPN reports that the fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez earned over 1.15 million PPV buys. Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum confirmed the numbers to ESPN and HBO did not dispute Arum’s projection. Despite “fan fatigue” for the fourth fight between the two and an admitted slow promotion, Top Rank promoter […]
Bellator 83 receives only 105K viewers
MMA Junkie reports that this Friday’s Bellator 83 ratings received a disappointing 105,000 viewer average. The ratings are the second lowest in Bellator history on MTV2. The low ratings can be attributed to the abrupt cancellation of the main event between Shahbulat Shamhalev and Rad Martinez after officials discovered Shamhalev vomiting backstage prior to the […]
TUF 16 episode 12: 678,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that TUF 16’s final taped episode garnered an average of 678,000 viewers. The 12th episode was down from the prior week and the season ended with an 829,250 viewer average. TUF 16 Episode 1: 947,000 TUF 16 Episode 2: 872,000 TUF 16 Episode 3: 775,000 TUF 16 Episode 4: 1.1 million TUF 16 Episode 5: 624,000 TUF […]