Bellator 144 drew an average audience of 555,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night according to Nielsen sources. It’s a decrease of 18% from Bellator 143 and the lowest TV rating since Scott Coker took over the helm for the organization. In the main event, Brandon Halsey went down (literally via leg kick) to Rafael […]
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TUF 22 Episode 6 draws 585,000 viewers
TUF 22 episode 6 airing Wednesday night on FS1 drew 585,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. After a week hiatus, it’s a 15% increase from episode 5. In the fight of the episode, Baghdad beat Erosa. We also saw friction between the teams and T.J. Dillashaw made a visit to the show. Payout Perspective: The […]
WSOF 24: 167,000
The World Series of Fighting drew 167,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network Saturday night per a Nielsen source. The event is a 10% decrease from WSOF 23. The event on Saturday saw Jon Fitch defeat Yushin Okami via unanimous decision. In the co-main event WSOF Heavyweight Champion Blagoy Ivanov defeated Derrick Mehmen. Saturday night was […]
PBC on Spike TV draws just 315K viewers
Premier Boxing Champions drew an average viewership of 315,000 on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. The main event featured Andrzej Fonfara as he defeated Nathan Cleverly by unanimous decision. Fonfara is best known for his last fight when he stopped Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Despite the drop of over 45% from Septembers’ […]
ESPN and WWE enter into partnership
Last week ESPN announced it entered into a partnership with the WWE to feature weekly segments of wrestling highlights. The move is thought to help both companies. ESPN’s subscriber numbers and ratings have been down and ad revenue were off based on the last report this past June as reported in the Wall Street Journal. […]