UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben draws average of 2.6 million viewers
Spike TV and the UFC released a joint-press release on Tuesday to announced that that Saturday’s broadcast of UFC 89 that featured Michael Bisping recording a unanimous decision win over Chris Leben averaged a total of 2.6 million viewers, which translates to a household rating of 1.7.
The event, which was held in Birmingham, England at the National Indoor Arena and aired in the United States on a tape-delay basis, peaked during the 11:30-11:45 p.m. quarter hour. The rating during the second to last quarter hour drew a rating of 3.7 in the male 18-34 demographic along with a household rating of 2.3 for an average of 3.4 million viewers.
When breaking down the overall demographics, the press release states that UFC 89 did a 2.7 rating in males between the ages of 18-34 (771,000 viewers) and a 2.5 rating with men between the ages of 18 and 49 (1.4 million viewers).
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NOT TO GOOD
doesn’t sound like anyone was inspired to phone a friend and tell them “: Wow, look at this fight , it’s awsome. He’s sticking and moving and he’s gonna work his way to the Unanimous Decision we’ve all been waiting for”
Considering how much competition they had Saturday, how could this not be good? Do a little bit of research before randomly deciding it’s a bad number.
It will be considered a win I bet. It was up against the Rays-Sox and at least 1 good College FB Game