This is a subject I’ve wanted to write about for sometime now and as it happens, UFC 94 provided the proper timing and context for me to do so. The following is an article I wrote for maximumfighting.com earlier this week: The fight between Georges St-Pierre and BJ Penn this past weekend was many things […]
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K-1 New Year’s Eve Rating
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that the four and half hour broadcast of K-1 Dynamite drew a 11.9 rating, down 12% from last year’s 13.5 rating. TBS finished in third place for night behind NHK’s Red & White concert (38.9 rating) and a NTV comedy show (15.4). The Fuji Network, the former home of Pride […]
Latest “Strikeforce on NBC” Episode Draws Record 1.1 Million Viewers
SAN JOSE, Calif. —Last Saturday’s episode of “Strikeforce on NBC” generated over 1.1 million viewers, a new high for the first-ever 52 week mixed martial arts (MMA) series in network television history, according to Nielsen Ratings. The record number of viewers shattered the previous high of 949,000, which was recorded on May 9th. The all-new, […]
TUF 8 Rating – Week 3
MMAPayout.com has learned that the 10/1 episode of the Ultimate Fighter on Spike drew a 0.8 rating (1.1 million viewers). That is the lowest rating in the series’ history. The program drew quarter hours of 0.80, 0.66, 0.79, and 0.90. The key demographic numbers were a a 1.13 in M18-34 and a 1.04 in M18-49.