Source: DREAM.8 Pulls a 3.4% Rating, Up From DREAM.7

by Leland Roling on Apr 9, 2009 7:51 PM EDT

Promoted from the FanPosts by Kid Nate.

According to Nightmare of Battle, DREAM.8's ratings are in and they fared a bit better than DREAM.7:

DREAM.8 is over and should have fans intrigued with the semifinals and final of the Welterweight GP. The event got a better rating than DREAM.7 with 3.4% compared to DREAM.7’s 2.4%.

This is encouraging. While DREAM.7 had some horrible ratings due to the time slot and some less than spectacular match-ups, DREAM.8 wasn't exactly a blockbuster event either.

We could probably give the credit to the main event in Hayato Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki as not only a rematch bout, but also a step up in divisions for Aoki. Both fighters own respective drawing power pushed into one single main event likely had a solid impact as well.

The good thing here is that many of the other fighters on the event got some added exposure in Japan, and there were definitely some solid fights that could have earned some intrigue from fans. While this isn't unbelievable news, it's much better than the previous events' ratings. DREAM.9 should crush these percentages.

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I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian

by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 9, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions

That’s not a very good graph.

Its like combining ratings for shows that appear on Spike TV with a horrible time slot with prime time events on CBS.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 9, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions

It does look misleading, but the Dream 6 number was to give context to Dream 9 in a way 7 and 8 could not.

I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian

by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 10, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

yikes

by Phantom Of Krankor on Apr 9, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

No, Supremacy is right, that graph doesn’t mean much. DREAM.6 was shown live in primetime, while 7 and 8 were shown on tape delay late night on Sundays.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 9, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Comparing 6 to 9 will be the one to graph.

by who me on Apr 10, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Dream 9 is on primetime tv it better crush those numbers. The question is whether they can beat the past primetime show numbers, if they don’t then there will be something to worry about.

by who me on Apr 9, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

Well, if they score in the 8-10% range that is probably enough to maintain the status quo. Anything over 10% would be great given their current position.

by smoogy on Apr 9, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions

DREAM.9 will get 11%!
Watch and see! =)

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 9, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Have they confirmed Kid for Dream 9?

by who me on Apr 10, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

And like magic it just popped up on the main page, what a interesting match up.

by who me on Apr 10, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions

P.S.

I guess no one saw it here:
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/9/829011/hdnet-gsp-schafer-and-barry-on

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 9, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions

Well, you buried the lead...

I saw it on NoB earlier today, it’s just that it’s not a huge deal because this was never gonna be a ratings bonanza. Like you guys said above, #9 is the one that counts.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 9, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions