The third episode of TUF 18: Team Rousey v. Team Tate averaged only 639,000 viewers for the latest episode Wednesday. It received a 0.3 rating in the key demo of adults 18-49. Episode 1: 762,000 viewers Episode 2: 870,000 viewers Episode 3: 639,000 viewers Payout Perspective: TUF went up against Duck Dynasty, which led the […]
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Fox Sports apologizes for Sonnen’s comments
MMA Fighting reports that Fox Sports apologized for remarks Sonnen made during his Fox Sports Live “crossover” appearance with the Fox crew on Monday. Sonnen attempted to make a pop cultural reference using Rihanna which has gotten him in trouble. In Fox’s “roundtable” talk with a bunch of random talking heads and Gary Payton, the […]
WSOF 5: 227,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that Saturday night’s World Series of Fighting 5 on NBC Sports Network received an average viewership of 227,000 viewers. WSOF aired the same night as “The One.” WSOF featured Andrei Arlovski defeating Mike Kyle in the main event. The event was held at the Revel Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New […]
“The One” Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we look at “The One,” the fight between Canelo Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Mayweather dominates in Majority Decision The look on Mayweather’s face when a Majority Decision was announced was not worth the $75 PPV price tag but it was still pretty good. Notably, CJ […]
Bellator 99: 660,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Spike TV sources that Friday’s Bellator 99 received an average viewership of 660,000 with its peak at 809,000 viewers during its main event. An immediate replay scored an average of 435,000 viewers. The total viewership was 1,095,000 on Friday night. Bellator 99 represents a bump from Bellator 98 of 437,000 […]