MMA Payout has confirmed from Spike TV that the premiere episode of The Ultimate Fighter 13 scored an audience average of 1.5 million viewers. The show was the top rated cable show for its time slot in the key demographics of M18-34 and M18-49. TUF earned a 1.51 in M18-49, a 1.93 in M18-34, and […]
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Rebney not concerned with Bellator ratings dip
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney is not concerned with the latest dip in ratings according to MMA Junkie. Rebney indicated he is concerned more with building the brand than the latest television numbers. Via MMA Junkie: “What we’re doing in terms of building out this brand and this partnership with MTV2 and MTV networks, this is […]
UFC Fight Night Ratings: 2.4 million viewers
MMA Payout confirmed with Spike TV that ratings for Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night held in Seattle peaked at 2.4 million viewers. It was the most watched program on cable for the entire day in the key demographics of Men 18-34 and 18-49. Via Spike TV press release: Spike TV’s live UFC® Fight Night Live™ […]
Bellator 38 ratings: 150,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 38 ratings dipped for the second week in a row with an average of 150,000 viewers for its MTV2 broadcast. Despite moving its start time to avoid UFC Fight Night overlap, it still had low ratings. Bellator’s replay airing at midnight the same night PT/ET drew 97,000 viewers. Via MMA […]
Lesnar appearance on Jimmy Fallon
Brock Lesnar made an appearance on the Jimmy Fallon Show on NBC last night to promote his autobiography and The Ultimate Fighter 13 premiering this Wednesday. Unlike his previous promotion for his book, Lesnar was clean shaven, affable and played along with Jimmy Fallon. Lesnar even participated in a “mini-skit” where he reverses a Fallon […]