Sports Business Journal (subscription recommended) reports on the current status of Premier Boxing Champions and its strategy of time buys across a broad landscape of networks. The article looks at the ratings over the court of the innovative and risky experiment. The hope was to turn the time buys into a lucrative “rights fees” deal. […]
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Bellator 177 draws 577,000 viewers
Bellator 177 Friday on Spike TV drew 577,000 per Sports TV Ratings. The event, from Budapest, Hungary featured Eduardo Dantas as he defeated Leandro Higo. Per Sports TV Ratings it drew 213,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo from 9:00-11:12pm ET on Friday night. Bellator 2017 Event Overnight Rating on Spike TV 169 568,000 170 […]
Spike TV’s deal with PBC is over
ESPN reports that Spike TV will no longer air Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV which ends a two-year partnership to air PBC on Spike TV. In March 2015, Spike TV launched “Friday Night Lights Out” with Glory Kickboxing, Bellator MMA and PBC with Haymon’s company as the big add to the network. According to […]
Updated Bellator 175 ratings show peak viewership at 1.6M
Bellator 175 on Friday night drew 1.4 million viewers for the main event featuring King Mo Lawal and Rampage Jackson according to a Spike TV release. The main event peaked at 1.6 million viewers. According to Sports TV Ratings, the overall event drew 907,000 viewers. The DVR +3 ratings drew 1 million viewers and a […]
[UPDATED] Bellator 175 draws 907,000 viewers
Bellator 175 drew 907,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. The main event featuring Rampage Jackson taking on King Mo Lawal in a rematch of their 2014 fight drew 1.2 million viewers. The event took place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Bellator MMA Live Ratings for 2017 (Live + […]