MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the adjusted viewership rating for last week’s #TUF episode 3 drew an additional 358,000 viewers. The additional viewership increased 83% from 433,000 to 791,000. Episode 1 – 536,000 viewers; 831,000 viewers Episode 2 – 574,000 viewers; 946,000 viewers Episode 3 – 433,000 viewers; 791,000 viewers Payout […]
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UFC 178 Prelims: 698,000 viewers
Bellator 126: 656,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Friday’s Bellator 126 drew an average viewership of 656,000 viewers with a peak at 942,000. It is the lowest output of the season although the season average is ahead of the pace from season 10. In the main event Brandon Halsey won the Bellator welterweight championship […]
UFC 178: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we review UFC 178 which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena where Demetrious Johnson took on Chris Cariaso in the main event. Johnson outclasses Cariaso Despite the lack of fan support (i.e., PPV buys), Demetrious Johnson can legitimately stake a claim to being […]
TUF 20 Episode 3: 433,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that last night’s third episode of TUF on FS1 scored an average viewership of 433,000 which marks the lowest live viewership for the show this season. In the fight of the show, Jessica Penne defeated Lisa Ellis with a rear-naked choke. TUF 20 on FS1 Episode 1 […]