The Wrestling Observer reports that the Ultimate Fighter 17 Prelims on Fuel TV garnered an impressive 236,000 viewer average. The TUF 17 Prelims was the second most watched program in Fuel TV history. In addition, the weigh-ins the day before scored 126,000 viewers which made it the third most watched weigh-ins in Fuel TV history. […]
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GLORY signs deal with CBS Sports Network
MMA Fighting reports that kickboxing organization GLORY has signed a multi-fight television deal with the CBS Sports Network. Two GLORY events will be aired on the network starting with an event on April 21st. Via MMA Fighting: GLORY 7 from Milan, headlined by Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Hafid El Boustati, will air via tape delay on […]
TUF 17 Finale ratings: 1.7 million
John Morgan of MMA Junkie reports that The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale on Saturday night scored 1.705 million viewers. Morgan reported the TUF 17 Finale was the number 1 cable show in the 18-49 male demo. Notably, Morgan reported that the number 1 network programming at the time was NASCAR on Fox. The TUF 16 […]
Zingano-Rousey to coach TUF 18 on FS1 in September
With Cat Zingano defeating Miesha Tate Saturday night, Dana White announced that the next season of TUF will premiere on Fox Sports 1 during the TUF Finale on FX. A press release later that night confirmed the move and that it would premiere Wednesday, September 4th featuring Zingano and Ronda Rousey as the coaches. Fox […]
Bellator MMA Live First Season a Success
Bellator’s inaugural season on Spike TV scored an average of 861,000 viewers according to a recent press release. Despite some issues during the season, it was an overall success. Via Bellator press release: Spike TV’s debut season of Bellator MMA was a ratings success for the network, delivering an average of 861,000 viewers, culminating with […]