The Ultimate Fighter Episode 3 drew 222,000 viewers on Tuesday night on ESPN per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast placed 88th overall and drew 0.07 household rating. The show aired prior to the news that Conor McGregor was being accused of rape during Sunday’s NBA Finals game in Miami. The ratings for the return […]
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TUF 31 Episodes 1-2 ratings
The Ultimate Fighter returned to cable television with the return of Conor McGregor as one of its coaches. He returns to coach against Michael Chandler and the ratings have been off to a steady pace on ESPN. The debut episode drew 294K viewers and finished 11th overall in cable. The episode drew 0.14 in the […]
Air National Guard invests in new ‘TUF’ season
The Sports Business Journal reports that the Air National Guard will be the lead sponsor for ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ series which returned on May 30th. One source per SBJ states that the deal is a ‘high seven-figure deal.’ The new agreement has the Air National Guard as the lead sponsor through the 12 episodes of […]
McGregor-Chandler TUF 31 coaches, set to fight at end of season
TUF 28 Episode 11 draws 159,000 viewers
The penultimate episode of TUF 28 drew 159,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving episode featured the final Heavyweight fight of the house as Juan Francisco Espino Dieppa defeated Maurice Greene via submission. Espino will now face Justin Frazier a the TUF Finale on November 30th. The final fight of […]