UFC 105 on Spike TV drew a 1.9 HH rating for an average 2.9 million viewers last Saturday night. The event also fared well in the M18-34 and M18-49 demographics with a 3.45 and 2.84, respectively. More details on the ratings: P 18-34 by 30% (UFC 105 2.37, CBS Saturday Night Fights 1.82) M 18-34 […]
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Major Networks to Charge Cable Operators
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal talks about the idea of major networks charging distributors for their programming in his latest piece: But as the economy has wreaked havoc on the TV advertising market, these disputes have taken on a new urgency for broadcasters. They need new revenue streams. It’s pretty simple: Broadcasters don’t […]
More on Strikeforce-CBS Ratings
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer sheds some more light on the Strikeforce on CBS ratings of last weekend: The show did a 2.3 in the target Males 18-34 demo that the network took the chance with MMA largely to reach. Usually in that time slot they do a 0.9. They beat ABC’s regional college football […]
UFN 20 Officially Announced on Spike
Spike TV has officially announced that UFC “Fight Night” 20 will be broadcast on Monday, January 11th, 2010: New York, NY, November 16, 2009 – “UFC Fight Night” on Spike TV heads to the suburbs of Washington D.C. on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 9:00pm ET/PT for the first ever UFC fight in Virginia with […]
UFC 105: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective – the second of what will be three in a row in the month of November. This week we’ll be taking a look at UFC 105 held Saturday, November 14th from the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. The card featured a light heavyweight bout between Randy […]