MMAPayout.com has learned that the UFC 116 Prelims drew a .9 HH rating on the strength of an average audience of 1.3 million viewers. The broadcast also drew a 1.11 in the M18-34 and a 1.04 in the M18-49 demographics. Additionally, the UFC 116 Weigh-Ins that aired on Friday, July 2nd drew a solid 645,000 […]
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Fedor vs. Werdum: 412,000 Viewers
SpikeTV has distributed another ratings comparison press release in the wake of last weekend’s Strikeforce on Showtime head-to-head with the replay of UFC 113. The release states that Strikeforce garnered a 1.38HH rating with an average viewership of 412,000 viewers while also drawing a 1.39 in M18-34 and 1.2 in M18-49. By comparison, the UFC […]
Spike to Broadcast UFC 116 Weigh-Ins
The UFC and Spike TV have officially announced that the UFC 116 weigh-ins will be broadcast live on Friday, July 2nd at 7PM ET/4 PM PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. New York, NY, June 28, 2010 – Spike TV will telecast live coverage of the weigh-ins for the highly-anticipated […]
Top Rank’s Todd DuBoef Poised to Lead Boxing
Thomas Hauser of SecondsOut Boxing News has written a great article on Top Rank President, Todd DuBoef, in which he discusses DuBoef’s start in the business, rise to power, and some of the things that set him apart from other boxing promoters. The article is quite lengthy, so I’ll just post a snippet here. To […]
WEC 49 Ratings: 324,000 Viewers (Updated)
The Staff at MMAJunkie have revised their report stating that WEC 49 garnered an average audience of 244,000. The official numbers have been reported as 324,000 on the average with a peak of 528,000. However, initial reports of an average audience of just 244,000 viewers have since been revised, and industry sources have indicated to […]