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 […]
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White confirms TUF to continue in new ESPN deal
Dana White has confirmed that The Ultimate Fighter will continue as part of the ESPN deal despite record-low ratings the past several seasons on FS1. After the season finale of Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night, White told reporters of the future of the series. “There’s still a huge market for ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’ […]
TUF 27 Episode 7 draws 275,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter episode 7 drew the highest ratings of its season with 275,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night. There was no fight on the telecast as Team Cormier’s Richie Smullen suffered a leg cramp and could not fight Team Miocic’s Allan Zuniga. He was forced to withdraw and give Zuniga the win by DQ. […]
TUF 26 Episode 12 draws 220,000 viewers on FS1
TUF 26 Episode 10 draws low of 158,000 viewers
TUF 26 Episode 10 drew 158,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night according to Nielsen. It is the lowest-rating for the TUF series. The show featured the final quarterfinal bouts to determine the semifinals for the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion. Barb Honchak defeated Rachael Ostovich in one of the quarterfinal bouts. In the other Nicco […]