“Strikeforce: Miami” ratings: 517,000 Showtime viewers deliver 52 percent ratings increase

This past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event, which featured two title fights and the promotional debuts of WWE/TNA star Bobby Lashley and former NFL great Herschel Walker, drew 517,000 viewers on Showtime.

The event took place on Jan. 30 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.

A replay of “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez,” which Spike TV aired to counter-program the Strikeforce show, drew 2.2 million viewers and was the top-rated cable program of the day among men 18-34 and men 18-49.


This past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event, which featured two title fights and the promotional debuts of WWE/TNA star Bobby Lashley and former NFL great Herschel Walker, drew 517,000 viewers on Showtime.

The event took place on Jan. 30 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.

A replay of “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez,” which Spike TV aired to counter-program the Strikeforce show, drew 2.2 million viewers and was the top-rated cable program of the day among men 18-34 and men 18-49.