Bellator MMA 134 drew an average viewership of 872,000 viewers peaking at 1.2 million viewers during the Liam McGeary-Emanuel Newton main event. The McGeary-Newton fight averaged 1.1 million viewers. McGeary won a unanimous decision over Newton to win the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship. Overnight Peak Bellator 132 767,000 1,200,000 Bellator 133 565,000 967,000 Bellator […]
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Slice-Shamrock scheduled for June Bellator MMA event on Spike TV
MMA Junkie reports that Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will finally meet Ken Shamrock as part of a Bellator card slated for June 20th at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The show will headline a Spike TV televised main card. As MMA Junkie points out, the Bellator event will take place on the same day […]
Bellator 133 overnight and adjusted viewership numbers
Bellator 133 held last Friday night drew an average viewership of 565,000 on Spike TV which is considerably down from January’s Bellator 132. Its adjusted viewership (Live +3) increased to 606,000 viewers. The event peaked at 967,000 viewers. In the main event, Alexander Shlemenko used a spinning backfist to KO Melvin Manhoef in the second […]
Spike TV announces “Friday Night Lights Out”
Spike TV has announced that its combat sports-branded Friday night now has a name. Per a press release it has named it “Friday Night Lights Out” with the first night under the new moniker starting March 13th. Below is a portion of the Spike TV press release: Spike TV has given combat sports fans a […]
Glory 19 draws 542,000 viewers on Spike TV
Glory 19 drew an average viewership of 542,000 with a peak of 825,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The show which aired Friday night on Spike TV was an increase of almost 50% from its last airing in November. Glory Ratings on Spike TV: Glory 11: 381,000 viewers Glory 12: 476,000 viewers Glory 13: 659,000 viewers […]