TUF2 Finale Does Strong Numbers on Spike TV
Date: 09-11-2005 15:07
The November 5th finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season Two, which was televised live on Spike TV, was a big hit with viewers around the country, earning a 1.99 household rating. The show, which featured the crowning of Season Two's Ultimate Fighters - Rashad Evans and Joe Stevenson - also performed extremely well in the Male 18 to 34-year-old demographic, garnering a 3.7 rating, while being seen by over 2.6 million people.
"The finale of The Ultimate Fighter is not the end of the story for these guys, it's the beginning," said UFC President Dana White. "Just like Season 1's Forrest Griffin, Stephan Bonnar, Diego Sanchez and Kenny Florian have gone on to big things in the UFC, now Season 2's Rashad Evans and Joe Stevenson join them as the new stars of the sport. Fans will be seeing more of Luke Cummo and Brad Imes who really brought their A game to the 2.6 million viewers who tuned in."
Based on Total Cable Ratings
Saturday, November 5, 2005
The season finale of THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER (Spike, Sat 9pm-12m, season 2, episode 12) was up +400% with A18-34 (2.0/7), +275% with ages18-49 (1.5/5) and +100% with T12-17 (0.6/3) compared to last week’s episode. It was up +383% with M18-34 (2.9/11) and +214% with M18-49 (2.2/7). A total of 2.64 million viewers watching, making this the highest rated episode to date.
It was the highest rated show on cable on Saturday night among ages18-34, while it was the second highest with both M18-34 and M18-49 behind COLLEGE FOOTBALL on ESPN.
It was the second highest rated Saturday night telecast on Spike of the past ten years among both M18-34 and M18-49 behind the NASCAR WINSTON CUP in 1998.
It was up +123% with M18-34 and +100% with M18-49 compared to its original episode average this season to date.
It was up +61% with M18-34 and +47% with M18-49 compared to its average on Monday nights last season as the lead out to WWE RAW.
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER was up +233% with ages18-34, +150% with ages18-49, +383% with M18-34, +214% with M18-49 and +50% with T12-17 compared to the fourth quarter 2005 average to date.
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