Wednesday night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter garnered an average of 1.5 million viewers. The seventh episode of TUF 14 obtained a 1.1 overall household rating according to an email sent by Spike officials. Via MMA Junkie: Wednesday’s episode, which concluded the season’s quarterfinal round, scored an overall 1.1 household rating, as well as a […]
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UFC Primetime on Fox scores 2 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Fox’s first showing of UFC programming, UFC Primetime: Velassquez vs. dos Santos, received an average of 2 million viewers for a 1.3 household rating. Via MMA Junkie: The one-hour special, which was the first significant UFC programming on the FOX network, scored a 0.98 rating among men 18-49 and a 0.99 […]
Bellator 56: 154,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 56 earned an average of 154,000 viewers. This marked the second straight week in a row Bellator’s ratings decreased in its Saturday night spot on MTV2. Via MMA Junkie: The event again faced stiff competition from the UFC. UFC 137 took place the same night in Las Vegas, and the […]
UFC 137 Prelims: 1.1 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC 137 Prelims on Spike TV received a disappointing 1.1 million viewers. The rating is the second lowest on Spike TV with UFC 136 being the lowest. Via MMA Junkie: Of the 24 “UFC Prelims” specials Spike TV has aired to date, UFC 137’s tied for the second-worst ratings overall. […]
No Blackout: Direct TV-Fox settle its dispute
The NY Times reports that the Direct TV-Fox carriage dispute was resolved a day prior to a blackout of Fox regional sports networks, FX, Fuel and other Fox-owned cable channels. The new deal between DTV and News Corp. (Fox) includes Fox and Fox News Channel. Direct TV was concerned with losing popular FX shows, “Sons […]