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WWE reports WM 28 buys: 1.3 million

April 16, 2012 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

The WWE is reporting that the preliminary PPV buy rate for Wrestlemania 28 is 1.3 million buys worldwide. It also is reporting that global gross sales exceeded $67 million including the live event. If I am reading the WWE’s release correctly, the gross sales includes the live gate which was originally reported as $8.9 million. […]

Bellator 64: 175,000 viewers

April 10, 2012 by Jason Cruz 7 Comments

MMA Junkie reports Bellator 64 scored an average of 175,000 viewers last Friday night. The viewership was tied for the current season’s best rating. This week featured one of Bellator’s most well-known fighters, welterweight Ben Askren defending his title. The rating was a 25 percent increase over last week’s performance. Bellator 63: 140,000 viewers Bellator […]

TUF Live Ep. 5: 947,000 viewers

April 9, 2012 by Jason Cruz 12 Comments

It was not a good Friday for TUF Live last Friday as the series scored its lowest ratings ever with 947,000 viewers. Its the first time the series has dipped below a million average. It was not a good night for the rest of the UFC programming either as the first episode of UFC Primetime: […]

Payout Perspective: UFC-FOX TV Deal Q1/2012 Performance Review

April 5, 2012 by MMAPayout Moderator

Last year, UFC and FOX announced a huge 7 year TV deal worth as much as $90-$100 million per year, which would move UFC programming from Spike TV to FOX, FX, FSN’s, and Fuel TV. Now that Q1 of 2012 has passed, we look back and analyze what type of impact UFC programming had on […]

Bellator 63: 140,000 viewers

April 3, 2012 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 63 drew an average viewership of 140,000 viewers last Friday on MTV2. The ratings are down from last week’s 175,000 viewer showing and the season average of 151,000. Bellator 63 brings down season 6’s average to 148,000 viewers. Bellator 62: 175,000 viewers Bellator 61: 108,000 viewers Bellator 60: 169,000 viewers […]