Bellator 133 held last Friday night drew an average viewership of 565,000 on Spike TV which is considerably down from January’s Bellator 132. Its adjusted viewership (Live +3) increased to 606,000 viewers. The event peaked at 967,000 viewers. In the main event, Alexander Shlemenko used a spinning backfist to KO Melvin Manhoef in the second […]
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Premier Boxing Champions signs deal with CBS Sports and Showtime
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that CBS Sports and Showtime have brokered a deal with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions to be aired on Saturday afternoons. The sides have agreed to an 8 show deal starting April 4th featuring light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson. In addition, shoulder programming will assist in promoting the fight […]
WSOF 18: 209,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that World Series of Fighting 18 held last Thursday drew an average viewership of 209,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The viewership is slightly off of last month’s show which drew 222,000 fans on a Saturday night. WSOF aired from 8:56 p.m to 11:11 p.m. on NBC Network Sports. In the main […]
Spike TV announces “Friday Night Lights Out”
Spike TV has announced that its combat sports-branded Friday night now has a name. Per a press release it has named it “Friday Night Lights Out” with the first night under the new moniker starting March 13th. Below is a portion of the Spike TV press release: Spike TV has given combat sports fans a […]
Glory 19 draws 542,000 viewers on Spike TV
Glory 19 drew an average viewership of 542,000 with a peak of 825,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The show which aired Friday night on Spike TV was an increase of almost 50% from its last airing in November. Glory Ratings on Spike TV: Glory 11: 381,000 viewers Glory 12: 476,000 viewers Glory 13: 659,000 viewers […]