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UFC continues strong ‘TUF Finale’ ratings with June 20 broadcast
By: Jesse Holland

The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 Finale came out swinging on Saturday night (June 20), garnering the top spot among men 18-34 and 18-49. The Spike telecast drew 663,000 (men 18-34), 468,000 (men 25-34) and 1.2 million (men 18-49) for a combined draw of 2.2 million and a 1.5 overall rating.

The event from the “The Pearl” at The Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, peaked at 2.8 million viewers for the main event between Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida. It was the most watched program in all of television in men 18-34 and men 18-49.

Those numbers were enough to strike out major league baseball and ace the U.S. Open, which combined could not even equal half of the coveted 18-34 demographic who tuned in to watch the UFC.

In addition, TUF Finale ratings for season nine were the highest since season six and the full season of 13 episodes were the highest among men 18-34 since season five, indicating that audiences are still interested in the Spike TV reality show and the finale that concludes it.

I can’t wait to see the numbers for season 10.

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Great to see that the UFC and MMA is still kicking major ass. And despite the aging TUF formula, the results for the Finale and the regular series show that it still has durability.