MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Bellator MMA Live 118 received an overnight rating of 701,000 average viewers with a peak of over 1 million for the Joe Warren-Rafael Silva main event. Despite the NBA Playoffs, the 1.022 million viewers is the fourth time this season the peak has surpassed the 1 million […]
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TUF 19 Episode 3: 421,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that this past Wednesday’s TUF 19 received an average of 421,000 viewers which reflects a 32% increase from the prior week’s 320,000. It should be noted that the third episode of TUF which featured a guest appearance by Renzo Gracie went up against two NHL Game 7s and […]
Bellator announces shoulder programming to support first PPV
Bellator has announced shoulder programming to promote its very first PPV on May 17th. There will be four separate programs focusing on the top two fights: Alvarez v. Chandler and Rampage v. King Mo. Via Bellator press release: As Bellator prepares for its epic May 17th pay-per-view, Spike TV will premiere four compelling specials to compliment […]
DVR numbers help TUF 19 Ep. 2
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 19 scored a DVR +3 rating of 628,000 viewers. This is almost doubles the overnight rating of 320,000 viewers. Episode 1: 595,000, overnight; 861,000 DVR +3 Episode 2: 320,000, overnight; 628,000 DVR +3 Payout Perspective: It’s clear from the DVR […]
UFC 172 Prelims: 750,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that the UFC 172 Prelims held on Saturday scored an average viewership of 750,000 viewers which is 2% off the average 765,000 of PPV prelims on FS1. The UFC 172 Prelims which featured Joseph Benavidez versus Tim Elliott in the “main event” of the Prelim card received a […]