Spike TV drew an average audience of 1.4 million viewers for its presentation of this past Saturday’s UFC 133 Prelims, says the cable network.
This marked an improvement of 200,000 viewers over UFC 132 Prelims, but 200,000 less compared to UFC 131 Prelims.
The one-hour special, which aired at 8 p.m. ET, earned a 1.0 household rating and was the No. 1 program for the day when it came to men’s 18-49. Breaking down the show into quarters, the average viewership came to:
8:00 p.m.: 1,326,000
8:15 p.m.: 1,414,000
8:30 p.m.: 1,436,000
8:45 p.m.: 1,303,000
The UFC 133 Prelims boasted the live broadcasts of a light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson vs. Matt Hamill and a featherweight bout between Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya. Gustafsson stopped Hamill in the second round, sending Hamill into retirement, while Mendes held onto his title contender role by extending his undefeated record to 11.