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Updated ratings for Bellator 138 are in and as expected the ratings have gone up from its initial ratings yesterday. Notably, the Friday telecast peaked at 2.4 million viewers at 11:53pm ET during the main event.
Additionally, the fight between Slice and Shamrock drew 2.3 million viewers alone for the 3 minutes it lasted (11:51-11:54pmET). In addition the replay immediately after the event drew an additional 339,000 viewers. The next day, another replay on Saturday, June 20th drew 428,000 viewers.
Watch Main Event: Kimbo Slice vs Shamrock
The overall live telecast from 9-12:03pm drew 1.6 million viewers.
A ratings breakdown of some of the fights from Friday (live) are as follows:
Pitbull-Weichel- 1.9 million viewers
Lashley-Charles- 1.8 million viewers
Straus-Corrales – 1.3 million viewers
Chandler-Campos – 1.1 million viewers
Slice-Shamrock – 2.3 million viewers
In comparison, here is the breakdown (in order) of the fights for Bellator 131 last November:
King Mo-Joe Vedepo – 1.1 million viewers
Mike Richman-Nam Phan – 1.1 million viewers
Joe Schilling-Melvin Manhoef – 1.6 million viewers
AJ Matthews-Kyle Bolt – 1.3 million viewers
Will Brooks-Michael Chandler – 1.3 million viewers
Tito Ortiz-Stephan Bonnar – 1.9 million viewers
Payout Perspective:
Viewership is up for Bellator’s second “tent pole” event. The replays drew a modest audience as Saturday night’s replay went up against PBC on NBC as well as US Open Golf. Still, the average viewership for fight are positive. The DVR viewership should increase these numbers even more.
Updated ratings for Bellator 138 are in and as expected the ratings have gone up from its initial ratings yesterday. Notably, the Friday telecast peaked at 2.4 million viewers at 11:53pm ET during the main event.
Additionally, the fight between Slice and Shamrock drew 2.3 million viewers alone for the 3 minutes it lasted (11:51-11:54pmET). In addition the replay immediately after the event drew an additional 339,000 viewers. The next day, another replay on Saturday, June 20th drew 428,000 viewers.
Watch Main Event: Kimbo Slice vs Shamrock
The overall live telecast from 9-12:03pm drew 1.6 million viewers.
A ratings breakdown of some of the fights from Friday (live) are as follows:
Pitbull-Weichel- 1.9 million viewers
Lashley-Charles- 1.8 million viewers
Straus-Corrales – 1.3 million viewers
Chandler-Campos – 1.1 million viewers
Slice-Shamrock – 2.3 million viewers
In comparison, here is the breakdown (in order) of the fights for Bellator 131 last November:
King Mo-Joe Vedepo – 1.1 million viewers
Mike Richman-Nam Phan – 1.1 million viewers
Joe Schilling-Melvin Manhoef – 1.6 million viewers
AJ Matthews-Kyle Bolt – 1.3 million viewers
Will Brooks-Michael Chandler – 1.3 million viewers
Tito Ortiz-Stephan Bonnar – 1.9 million viewers
Payout Perspective:
Viewership is up for Bellator’s second “tent pole” event. The replays drew a modest audience as Saturday night’s replay went up against PBC on NBC as well as US Open Golf. Still, the average viewership for fight are positive. The DVR viewership should increase these numbers even more.
too bad the fight itself was a circus show.
