Dan Rafael via twitter reports that Saturday night’s HBO fight between Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins received 1.8 million viewers making it the most watched HBO fight since 2009. Payout Perspective: Very good ratings for this fight. Of course, there was bad blood between the two and BHop, despite his fighting style, can sell fights. […]
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Bellator 45: 264,000 viewers
Coming off of last week’s highest rated showing on MTV2, Bellator 45 scored a strong 264,000 viewers this past Saturday. The show received season-high ratings in Men 18-34 (0.4) and Men 18-49 (0.33) according to an email received by MMA Payout from MTV2. According to the email from MTV2, the telecast peaked at 360,000 viewers at 9:30 […]
Ratings Recap (5/14/2011) – Bellator, Boxing, & NHL
MMA, Boxing, and the NHL went head-to-head last weekend, in what turned out to be a successful night for all parties involved, specifically Bellator, who drew it’s best rating on MTV2 all season long. Bellator 44, which was headlined by Hector Lombard vs Falaniko Vitale, drew 325,000 viewers. That number was just about double their […]
TUF 13 Episode 8: 1.2 million viewers
According to Television By Numbers, episode 8 of The Ultimate Fighters scored an average of 1.177 million viewers. It received a 0.8 household rating and earned a 0.6 for the 18-49 adult demo. Spike TV released numbers contrary to those from TBN: a 1.12 household rating (including a 1.1 in males 18-49 as well as a […]
Bellator 44: 325,000 viewers
This past Saturday’s Bellator 44 on MTV2 drew the largest audience of its season with 325,000 viewers tuning in. The telecast also delivered the network’s highest M18-49 rating in the time period according to an email sent by MTV2. Bellator 44’s strong showing was up 90% in P18-49, 23% in M18-34 and 77% in overall […]