Chris Nelson over at Bloodyelbow has a good summary piece detailing some of the business ramifications of Dream 11. Last night, DREAM returned to primetime on the Tokyo Broadcasting System for the first time since May. Following the show, event producer Keiichi Sasahara remarked that he was “expecting a good TV rating,” and today it […]
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DVR/TIVO Viewership Adds to TUF 10 Ratings
MMAPayout.com has learned that the premier episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10 saw a material benefit to its viewership from DVR/TIVO playback. The episode which debuted on September 16th saw a ratings increase of 9% across all demographics: Ratings with DVR HH average: 4.5 million viewers M18-34: 5.73 rating M18-49: 4.66 rating Ratings without DVR HH average: 4.1 […]
TUF 10 Breaks Another Ratings Record – 3.7 HH (5.3 million viewers)
Last night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights drew a series record across all metrics and demographics: Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” is the undisputed ratings champ on Wednesday nights. The most recent episode of the tenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” drew 5.3 million viewers, peaking at a staggering 6.1 million viewers on […]
TUF 10 Ratings Strong, Still Early
Yesterday, Spike TV released the ratings for the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights: “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” on Spike TV continues to be the undisputed champion of young men on Wednesday nights. The 2nd episode of the 10th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Wednesday, September 23 (10:00pm-11:00pm) drew 2.9 million viewers and […]
(UPDATED) UFC on Spike: Wednesday Night Wrap-Up
Ultimate Fight Night 19 and the debut of The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 both aired Wednesday night on Spike TV. UFN 19 was broadcast live from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in front of 7,500 in attendance, which drew a gate of nearly $650,000. The event featured a headline bout between Nate Diaz and […]