The New York Times’ Sunday Business Section featured an article which addressed the current state of the MMA television business. The article focuses more on Bellator as it becomes the new dance partner for Spike TV. Entitled, “The Slugfest in the Executive Suite,” the print version, which is the Business Section’s front page story is […]
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Bellator MMA Live (89) ratings: 719,000 viewers
The Wrestling Observer reports that Thursday’s Bellator MMA Live did an average of 719,000 viewers and 313,000 for its replay. The numbers are down as it went up against NBA on TNT which featured prime matchups before the All-Star Game. Television by the Numbers reports that Impact Wrestling, Bellator’s lead-in, received 1.3 million viewers for […]
Bellator MMA Live (88) ratings: 807,000 viewers
Bellator ratings were up this week as Thursday night’s show scored a viewer average of 807,000 via Television By Numbers. It received a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 adult demographic. Bellator drew a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 male demographic, which is the highest of the season. Also, the instant replay following the live airing […]
Randy Couture signs deal with Spike TV, will star in Bellator reality TV show
MMA Fighting reports that UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture has signed on with Spike TV to star in the Bellator reality show. Spike TV sent out a media alert this morning announcing a press conference set for next week to make the official announcement. SI.com’s Loretta Hunt reported that Couture has signed a multi-year […]
Payout Perspective: Bellator MMA Makes Spike TV Debut
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Spike TV network debut of Bellator, which was headlined by the Bellator Lightweight title bout between champ Michael Chandler and tournament winner Rick Hawn. The co-main event featured a Featherweight title bout between Champ Pat Curran and tournament winner […]