MMA Weekly reports that the UFC 148 Prelims hit an FX average of 1.8 million viewers. The rating was the highest for a prelims show on FX thus far. According to MMA Weekly, the UFC Prelims average for its 2 hour shows is 1.35 million after 7 shows on the FX network. Payout Perspective: The […]
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Direct TV-Viacom impasse means Spike TV, MTV, other channels blacked out
Ad Age reports that negotiations between Direct TV and Viacom have reached an impasse and Viacom-owned networks on the DTV will be pulled July 10th at midnight as a result. For MMA and pro wrestling fans, it means that they will be left without Bellator and TNA Wrestling until an agreement can be reached. The […]
UFC 148: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we look at the biggest card of the year: Silva v. Sonnen II at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Silva KOs Sonnen in 2nd round Anderson Silva eluded a spinning back elbow from Chael Sonnen and began and assault with a knee to Sonnen’s chest which […]
Boxing returns to network TV
The Sports Business Journal reports that NBC will bring back boxing to network television this December. The return to network television comes at the same time as NBC renewed its “Fight Night” series for two years. Via SBJ (subscription required): The deal with promoter Main Events calls for at least eight dates on NBC Sports […]
UFC FX weekend ratings score pair of 1.3M audiences
MMA Weekly reports that ratings for the UFC 147 Prelims on FX scored 1.3 million viewers. The rating is in line with the UFC Prelim average since the UFC-Fox deal. It is being reported that more than 20 million viewers in Brazil watched Saturday night’s PPV. In addition, MMA Junkie reports that 1.3 million viewers […]