“The Ultimate Fighter 11” ratings up for episode No. 3 with 1.6 million viewers

Besting last week’s total, the third episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 11” scored a 1.3 household rating and an average audience of 1.6 million viewers, Spike TV officials today announced.

This past week’s episode (No. 2) scored 1.5 million viewers, down from the 1.9 million who tuned in for the March 31 season debut.

Among basic-cable stations, “TUF 11” again this week was the No. 2 ranked program in its timeslot among the key demos of men 18-49 and men 18-34.