MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Friday night’s Bellator MMA programming drew an average viewership of approximately 654,000 viewers. Bellator MMA Presents: “Top 20 Knockouts” at 9pm on Friday night drew an average of 713,000 viewers. “15 Fantastic Finishes” at 10pm drew an average of 594,000 viewers. Both served as year in reviews […]
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UFC 182 Prelims scores 1.03M average viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the UFC 182 Prelims on FS1 drew a viewer average of 1.02 million making it the best viewership of a prelim show since UFC 168 in December 2013. The Prelims Saturday peaked between 6:30-6:45pm PT with 1,346,000 viewers. The last fight on the UFC Prelims was Paul Felder taking on […]
The Wrestling Post 2014 year in review
2014 was supposed to be a big year for the WWE. With the launch of its network and its media rights fees up for grabs, the company stock skyrocketed on speculation that the company would become an instant revenue-generating machine. The stock went as high as $31.39 in March but fell to $10.85 just two […]
UFC 182: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the much anticipated fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. Jones dominates Cormier In one of the most anticipated fights in some time, Jon Jones dominated Daniel Cormier. It was clear that as the fight progressed, Cormier looked like he lost […]
UFC Increases PPV price for announced 2015 events
According to UFC.TV and multiple PPV providers such as DirecTV and Time Warner, the UFC will charge consumers an estimated $59.99 HD/$49.99 SD for all PPVs scheduled in 2015 so far, which include UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier, UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz and UFC 184: Weidman vs Belfort. Payout Perspective: UFC President Dana […]