MMA Payout had the opportunity to talk with Sean O’Neill, Vice President of Research at Spike TV to discuss the basics of ratings. While many report on ratings all the time, it’s rare that they are ever explained. Thus, we did a “Ratings 101” with Mr. O’Neill to go over the basics and explain what […]
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Tito Ortiz shows up on TNA Impact Wresting
Tito Ortiz showed up at the end of TNA Wrestling’s Impact show Thursday night as the “mystery man” the promotion had been billing as the #August1Warning. A day earlier, at Bellator 97 Ortiz showed up as the “mystery” opponent for Rampage Jackson to face on Bellator’s first PPV November 2nd. Ortiz’s appearance will serve as […]
Rampage-Jones set for Viacom PPV fight
MMA Junkie reports that Viacom is planning a pay per view by the end of the year featuring Rampage Jackson versus Roy Jones, Jr. in a boxing match. No word on the date of the PPV or if Bellator matches will support this very odd main event. Jackson’s representatives indicated that they have been negotiating […]
Updated Fight Master DVR +3 ratings for Episode 4 help slightly
Updated Fight Master DVR +3 ratings for Episode 4 show a bump to a 607,000 viewer average according to information obtained by MMA Payout. The initial ratings for last week’s episode scored only 505,000 viewers. The 607,000 average represents a decline of more than 200,000 viewers from last week’s DVR +3 ratings. Payout Perspective: We […]
Fight Master Episode 4: 505,000 viewer average
MMA Fighting reports that Episode 4 of Fight Master on Spike TV scored an average of 505,000 viewers. This week represents a 25% dip in ratings from Episode 3. Fight Master did not make the top 100 in cable ratings. Although there was no baseball on Wednesday for the All Star Break, the show went […]