The UFC 196 Prelims drew an average of 1.843 million viewers on FS1 on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. It was the second-highest prelims on FS1 since December’s UFC 194. In the last fight of the prelims on FS1, Siya Bahadurzada submitted Brandon Thatch. The event aired from 8-10pm ET and preceded the PPV. […]
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PVZ announced for ABC’s DWTS
UFC women’s strawweight Paige Van Zant will be on the upcoming season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” VanZant is one of several athletes chosen for this season including NFL players Von Miller and Antonio Brown. VanZant and her sponsor Reebok have leveraged the opportunity. Who ever comes up with the best team name for […]
Bellator 151 draws 768,000 viewers
Bellator 151 on Friday on Spike TV drew an overnight rating of 768,000 viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. The ratings represent a modest increase of 5% from Bellator 150 two weeks ago. In the main event of Friday’s fights, Darrion Caldwell submitted Joe Warren after he suplexed him on his head. It was an impressive […]
UFC 196: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 196 which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. In the main event, Conor McGregor took on Nate Diaz. Diaz chokes out McGregor Despite being a late replacement, Nate Diaz used his length and superior jiu jitsu skills to […]
Bellator 150 DVR ratings up to 809,000
According to Nielsen, the adjusted viewership of Friday night’s Bellator 150 drew 809,000 viewer with a peak of 984,000. The main event featuring Cheick Kongo received 866,000 viewers. The overnight ratings saw Bellator 150 average 733,000 viewers and the increase of over 75,000 viewers exceeds the normal DVR bump Bellator usually receives in non-tentpole events. […]