Welcome back to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 152 coming from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. Jones survives scare, subs Phenom A first round armbar out of nowhere and Jon Jones almost saw his unblemished (let’s not count Hamill DQ) record go away and one […]
ratings
Martinez-Chavez, Jr: 475,000 PPV buys
Yahoo! Sports via Kevin Iole reports that last week’s Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. HBO on PPV scored a very good 475,000 buys. Mark Taffet at HBO PPV confirmed the numbers to Iole. According to Bad Left Hook, PPV estimates ranged from 250K to 400K. In addition to the PPV success, the Thomas and Mack […]
The Ultimate Fighter 16 episode 1: 947,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the season premiere of TUF season 16 scored an average viewership of 947,000 viewers. The rating is the lowest ever for the debut of the TUF series. TUF 16’s 2 hour season premiere featured the opening fights to get into the house. Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson watched octagon-side with Dana […]
MMA Uncensored hits ratings high with time change
The Wrestling Observer reports that Spike TV’s MMA Uncensored received the best ratings of the shows history with an average viewership of 696,000. The ratings boost come on the heels of a time change for the show up to 10pm ET/PT from 11pm ET/PT. The guests on MMA Uncensored featured King Mo Lawal and Dave […]
The Pro Wrestling Post: Saturday AM and WM on NBC ratings
Welcome to another edition of The Pro Wrestling Post. This time we take a look at the debut of the WWE’s Saturday morning show and ratings from the Wrestlemania repeat. Saturday Morning Slam does better than TUF F4WOnline.com (subscription required) reports the debut episode of WWE’s Saturday Morning Slam garnered an average 1,126,000 viewers for […]