{"id":18039,"date":"2012-01-30T12:33:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T17:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18039"},"modified":"2012-01-30T12:33:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T17:33:18","slug":"ufc-on-fox-the-ratings-verdict-did-dana-white-bring-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18039","title":{"rendered":"UFC on FOX \u2013 The Ratings Verdict \u2013 Did Dana White Bring the People?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18039\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-612\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"UFC Header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/UFC-Header11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Saturday night\u2019s UFC ON FOX event from the United Center in Chicago, posted a 2.7\/5 household overnight rating\/share, +42% better than FOX\u2019s Saturday primetime average for the previous four weeks (1.9\/4), according to Nielsen Media Research.<\/p>\n<p>FOX Sports Research projects that the network is expected to win the night among Adults 18-49 by a wide margin, and may beat ABC, CBS and NBC combined in the Adults 18-34 demographic when national figures are issued tomorrow.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The three-bout, two-hour event, the first official network broadcast of FOX\u2019s partnership with UFC, is off from the UFC on FOX premiere in November (3.5\/6), which was only one hour and featured a highly anticipated heavyweight championship fight. When comparing similar time periods for the two events, FOX posted a 3.1\/5 from 9:00-10:15 PM ET, compared to the 3.5\/6 that the premiere event recorded from 9:00-10:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p>As anticipation to the night\u2019s main event grew so did the ratings. The night\u2019s first match, Jitsu master Demian Maia taking on unbeaten Chris Weidman did a 2.3\/4. The next fight between middleweight contender Chael Sonnen battling British star Michael Bisping grew to a 2.9\/5. Fans tuned in to see former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans take on undefeated former national champion wrestler Phil Davis with that bout posting a 3.4\/6. The fight went all five rounds and Evans defeated Davis by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>The top five metered markets for Saturday\u2019s UFC on FOX event are: Las Vegas &#8211; 4.1\/8; Louisville &#8211; 4.1\/7; Indianapolis &#8211; 3.9\/7; Greenville &#8211; 3.9\/6; Tulsa &#8211; 3.9\/6; and Knoxville &#8211; 3.9\/6. Other markets of interest: New York &#8211; 2.2\/4; Los Angeles &#8211; 2.3\/5; and host city Chicago &#8211; 2.8\/5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11989\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RingsideReport1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-ad-link.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11990\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday night\u2019s UFC ON FOX event from the United Center in Chicago, posted a 2.7\/5 household overnight rating\/share, +42% better than FOX\u2019s Saturday primetime average for the previous four weeks (1.9\/4), according to Nielsen Media Research. 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