Spike TV counterprogramming TUF with TUF
If the escalating battle between Spike TV and the UFC wasn’t already of the “No Holds Barred” variety it may be soon, as the longtime home of the world’s foremost MMA promotion has announced it will run a new show called Ultimate Fighter Fridays where highlights from the past fourteen seasons of TUF will run head-to-head against the reality show’s spring debut on FX. According to Spike TV... [Read More...]
Twelve preliminary cards airing on Spike starting with UFC 126
After recent runs on Facebook, ION TV, and their own website, a bit of confusion regarding the future of preliminary broadcasts was cleared up earlier today when the UFC and Spike TV announced a dozen such offerings would be shown on the promotion’s home network in 2011 including those next month at UFC 126. The two bouts mentioned in conjunction with the February 5 show include undefeated featherweight... [Read More...]
MMA Galore: Spike TV to broadcast TEN live “UFC Prelim” shows in 2010
On the heels of a trio of successful live UFC preliminary shows that ran in 2009, Spike TV has recently announced that the cable network will broadcast a total of ten preliminary shows to accompany major UFC pay-per-view cards during 2010. The first Spike TV prelim broadcasts of 2010 will be on Saturday, January 2 at 9:00pm and Saturday, February 6 at 9:00 pm. The January 2 card coincides with UFC... [Read More...]
Roy Nelson vs. Kimbo Slice Shatters Records On Spike TV
In what came as little surprise since it was announced that the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights drew the highest rating in the program’s history, last evening’s episode featuring a bout between Roy Nelson and Kimbo Slice surpassed all previous records in the successful cable channel’s six year history. In total the broadcast drew a household rating of 3.7, with... [Read More...]
Spike TV will air UFC 103 prelims free of charge
In addition to the PPV event, the UFC has turned it up a notch with UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort, going head to head with HBO’s PPV Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19th. Spike TV has officially announced it will broadcast some of the undercard, commercial free, leading up to the pay-per-view telecast. The UFC 103 telecast live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas,... [Read More...]
War between Sanchez and Guida watched by 2.8 million viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale that aired live on Spike TV on Saturday evening, June 20 peaked out at 2.8 million viewers according to a recent press release issued through Spike. The broadcast was the most watched show of the day with men between the ages of 18-34 and 18-49. The fact that the series finale was the most watched since season six and the entire season was the most viewed by males between... [Read More...]
TUF 8 debuts number one in timeslot; UFN 15 beats ESPN and ESPN2 combined in the ratings
Spike TV issued a press release Friday afternoon to trumpet the ratings success of Wednesday’s MMA lineup of two-hour live UFC Fight Night 15 telecast from Omaha, Nebraska as well as the season premiere for the eighth season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” UFN 15 served as a lead-in for the TUF premiere and aired live from 8-10 p.m. ET. Competing against ESPN’s telecast of Major... [Read More...]
Ninth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” to feature USA vs. the UK
The UFC revealed several details regarding the upcoming taping for the ninth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” during Wednesday’s live airing of UFC Fight Night 15. TUF 9 will utilize a USA vs. UK concept and will feature both welterweight and middleweight hopefuls. The inclusion of welterweights on TUF 9 had been rumored for quite some time but the revelation that middleweights will... [Read More...]
