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| TOP 20 MOST WATCHED MMA FIGHTS IN THE U.S.; Some nice numbers... | |
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| XHockeyDad | Oct 16 2008, 07:31 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templa...=7362&zoneid=13 MOST-WATCHED INDIVIDUAL FIGHTS IN U.S. MMA HISTORY Based on Average Number of Viewers using Minute-by-Minute Ratings 1. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson--- 7.281 million viewers (Aired from 11:27 PM to 11:40 PM) 2. UFC on Spike TV (10/10/2006): Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock--- 6.524 million viewers (Aired from 9:42 PM to 9:45 PM) 3. EliteXC on CBS (10/4/08): Seth Petruzelli vs. Kimbo Slice--- 6.451 million viewers (Aired from 11:08 PM to 11:08 PM) 4. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith--- 5.867 million viewers (Aired from 10.39 PM to 10:57 PM) 5. UFC on Spike TV (9/8/2007): Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson--- 5.811 million viewers (Aired from 11:29 PM to 12:03 AM) 6. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young--- 5.508 million viewers (Aired from 10:09 PM to 10:17 PM) 7. UFC on Spike TV (9/8/2007): Michael Bisping vs. Matt Hamill--- 5.475 million viewers (Aired from 10:41 PM to 11:06 PM) 8. EliteXC on CBS (10/4/08): Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley--- 5.338 million viewers (Aired from 10:34 PM to 10:44 PM) 9. EliteXC on CBS (10/4/08): Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold--- 5.171 million viewers (Aired from 9:45 PM to 9:59 PM) 10. EliteXC on CBS (10/4/08): Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson--- 5.154 million viewers (Aired from 10:12 PM to 10:20 PM) 11. UFC on Spike TV (10/10/2006): Kendall Grove vs. Chris Price--- 5.100 million viewers (Aired from 9:13 PM to 9:17 PM) 12. UFC on Spike TV (9/8/2007): Cheick Kongo vs. Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic--- 5.098 million viewers (Aired from 9:58 PM to 10:24 PM) 13. UFC on Spike TV (9/8/2007): Marcus Davis vs. Paul Taylor--- 5.023 million viewers (Aired from 9:35 PM to 9:39 PM) 14. UFC on Spike TV (7/19/2008): Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin--- 4.795 million viewers (Aired from 11:38 PM to 11:38 PM) 15. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Joey Villasenor vs. Phil Baroni--- 4.348 million viewers (Aired from 9:47 PM to 9:48 PM) 16. UFC on Spike TV (10/10/2006): Jason MacDonald vs. Ed Herman--- 4.297 millon viewers (Aired from 8:44 PM to 8:47 PM) 17. UFC on Spike TV (9/8/2007): Houston Alexander vs. Alessio Sakara--- 4.204 million viewers (Aired from 9:13 PM to 9:14 PM) 18. UFC on Spike TV (10/10/2006): Matt Hamill vs. Seth Petruzelli--- 4.007 million viewers (Aired from 8:09 PM to 8:28 PM) 19. UFC on Spike TV (7/19/2008): Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy--- 3.847 million viewers (Aired from 10:58 PM to 11:19 PM) 20. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Brett Rogers vs. Jon Murphy--- 3.824 million viewers (Aired from 9:26 PM to 9:27 PM) |
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| 6seconds | Oct 16 2008, 07:37 AM Post #2 |
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I would like to see UFC get on one of the major broadcasting stations.....Then it would have more viewers |
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| XHockeyDad | Oct 16 2008, 09:05 AM Post #3 |
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I agree...they got those numbers on SPIKE TV...imagine if they were on CBS... :rolleyes: |
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| smilingkidinstands | Oct 18 2008, 02:40 PM Post #4 |
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i don't think it matters what statino the fight is on just how well broadcasted and talked up the fight is |
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| CropDuster | Oct 18 2008, 04:32 PM Post #5 |
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this sounds dumb of me... but can you elaborate? from about 5 on down, i don't really see any "talked up fights"... but you have a point, nonetheless... |
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| noad0201 | Oct 20 2008, 07:46 AM Post #6 |
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Unfortunately the "fight" culture has become a cable/Pay-per-view market. Boxing used to be a nation wide event, and EVERYONE knew who the champions were. Then they made the switch to Pay-per0view and it has slowly made the slide into obscurity. UFC started out there, and has not yet made the switch to network TV. I would like to see it happen, but am not sure if it would be as successful as boxing ever was just because it is a much more violent appearing sport. |
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