MMA Junkie reports that Spike TV will air a marathon of UFC programming featuring Nate Marquardt. The shows will run opposite the live UFC on Versus 4 event featuring Marquardt in the main event. Via MMA Junkie: The UFC and Spike TV are in the homestretch of a multi-year contract, but UFC officials have made […]
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UFC 131 Prelims: 1.6 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Saturday night’s UFC 131 Prelims on Spike TV scored a strong average of 1.6 million viewers. Via MMA Junkie: The one-hour broadcast peaked with nearly 1.8 million viewers, and overall, scored a 1.0 household rating an average audience of 1.6 million viewers, tying it for third place all-time. Saturday night’s fights rank […]
UFC In Talks to Buy Stake in G4 Channel
The Wall Street Journal’s Jessica Vascellaro is reporting that the UFC is in talks to buy control of NBC Universal’s struggling G4 network. The G4 gaming network has been struggling for years, which lead to being dropped by DirecTV and losing 20 million satellite households due to being one of the lowest rated networks […]
TUF 13 Finale rating: 1.8 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale rating received an average of 1.8 million viewers and a household rating of 1.32. It also received a 1.74 among men 18-49 and a 1.95 among men 18-34. Via MMA Junkie: Although regular-season ratings for “TUF 13” were down sharply, the live finale nearly matched those for […]
WWE Tough Enough Episode 9: 2.4 million
Television By Numbers reports that the penultimate episode of WWE’s Tough Enough received 2.437 million viewers for and a 1.0 rating in the A18-49 demographic. This is a slight decrease from last week’s 2.5 million. The contestants were finally widdled down to two with the ex-MMA fighter and TUF contestant Jeremiah Riggs being the last one […]