Last night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights drew a series record across all metrics and demographics: Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” is the undisputed ratings champ on Wednesday nights. The most recent episode of the tenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” drew 5.3 million viewers, peaking at a staggering 6.1 million viewers on […]
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New TV “Stickiness” Measurement
TVbytheNumbers sheds some light on television’s newest ratings index, “stickiness,” which measures the percentage of a TV program actually viewed against the average percentage of all other programs in the time slot category. The metric is designed to assess how well “tuned-in” viewers are to a particular program. The system was developed by Rentrak and here’s a […]
UFC 103 Prelim Rating
Spike TV announced the ratings for its latest UFC programming piece: UFC 103 Prelims. Spike TV’s live telecast of the UFC 103 prelims on Saturday, September 19 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT) delivered a robust 1.4 million viewers and was the #2 rated program in Men 18-34 in all of cable in the timeslot including out-delivering ESPN2’s coverage […]
SpikeTV Announces “The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath”
Spike TV has announced a new piece of digital programming to accompany The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights called “The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath.” It looks to be a roundtable analysis show that will be available online every Monday. Former TUF winner Amir Sadollah will host the show and moderate a discussion between fans and the two […]
(UPDATED) UFC on Spike: Wednesday Night Wrap-Up
Ultimate Fight Night 19 and the debut of The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 both aired Wednesday night on Spike TV. UFN 19 was broadcast live from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in front of 7,500 in attendance, which drew a gate of nearly $650,000. The event featured a headline bout between Nate Diaz and […]