After years of putting out the same old, same old, the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter has been quite the revelation.
It’s not new, but it feels new all the same. It feels fresh. It’s different, even though it isn’t.
The fans have taken notice. After two seasons of less-than-great ratings on FX, the show is once again pulling in over one million viewers on a weekly basis.
And I have to say, I think the good ratings will continue all season long. In the following slides, I’ll tell you why.