UFC 198 Prelims on FS1 drew an average viewership of 768,000 per Nielsen. It was the highest rated sports program on cable TV on Saturday. The Prelims featured Matt Brown taking on Demian Maia. Viewership for the fight was at its peak as it drew 985,000 viewers in the last quarter hour of the 2-hour […]
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UFC 198: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 198 taking place from Curitiba, Brazil where Fabricio Werdum took on Stipe Miocic for the Heavyweight title. Miocic crowned Heavyweight Champ Despite the massive crowd in favor of Fabricio Werdum, Stipe Miocic knocked him out in the first round. The […]
TUF 23 Episode 4 draws 336,000 viewers
The fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23 drew a live plus same day rating of 336,000 viewers. It’s one of the lowest viewership ratings for a TUF episode. In the fight of the show, Andrew Sanchez defeated Myron Dennis via unanimous decision. Per Sports TV Ratings, the episode drew 226,000 viewers in the adult […]
TUF 23 Episode 3 DVR viewership up to 642,000
Last week’s TUF 23 Episode 3 saw another big increase in viewership factoring in the DVR ratings. This week saw a 55% increase from the Live viewership. Notably, its increase in DVR viewership fared better than last spring’s increase for TUF 21. Payout Perspective: It’s clear that TUF does best when recorded for later viewing. […]
UFC Fight Night 87 draws 656,000 viewers, Prelims 494,000
UFC Fight Night 87 drew 656,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon according to Sports TV Ratings. The Prelims which preceded the main card drew 494,000 viewers. The main card featured Alistair Overeem taking on Andre Arlovski. Overeem, the crowd favorite, stopped Arlovski in the second round. The prelims were highlighted by Rustam Khabilov as he […]