UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy Part 1 - Draws 1 Million Viewers
by Nick Thomas on Mar 11, 2010 11:45 PM EST
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PrintThe 30-minute show drew 1 million viewers during its initial run at 10 p.m. ET/PT. [the highest rated "Countdown" show ever]HT: mmajunkie.com
The debut episode of "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Penn" was the previous record-holder with an average audience of 880,000 viewers.
The viewership totals included solid numbers in two coveted demographics: a 1.1 rating among males ages 18 to 34, as well as a 1.0 figure among males 18 to 49.
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These numbers can’t be right, apparently they didn’t get the memo- nobody watches UFC anymore.
by ufc4 on Mar 11, 2010 7:17 PM EST reply actions 16 recs
BOOM! Roasted!
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by Matthew Roth on Mar 11, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
It's almost as if this Georges St. Pierre fellow
is popular among MMA fans, and incites their interest…
Nah…
LOL
Yeah, GSP is a legit star, bigtime. If he was a great hockey player too they’d make him grand imperial ruler of Canada.
National Hero Sidney Crosby will win all accolades for Athlete of the Year honours from the Canadian media. And rightly so.
But GSP will be second.
16.6 million average rating, with 26.5 million Canadians watching at least some of the game.
…
26.5 million being about 80% of the population of the country.
I live by a major highway, and it was deserted. I could have safetly walked across the highway 400 without worrying about getting hit during that game.
Keep firing Assholes!
Blackout is always right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMxt-MqTiI
That’s what it was like where I was… I was on the noisy side of the water.
It was absurd. Crosby dissapears for 3 games without a simgle point and then pops up out of nowhere and scores the biggest goal of his entire fucking career.
Keep firing Assholes!
Blackout is always right
by Ubernoober on Mar 11, 2010 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I watched the game from the Whistler village square, packed with hundreds of people. Never experienced an atmosphere like that in my life, and feel reasonably confident I never will again.
Like I said. Sidney Crosby. National Hero.
Ariel Helwani and Fanhouse were there to capture the moment.
This is a great video, because they watch the whole game with a bunch of fans and you get the reactions for every goal. The reaction to Crosby’s game winning goal is priceless. Honestly, I will never ever forget what it was like in Vancouver that day. Those two weeks were the best time I’ve had in the city.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKtbJ_cgRUk
You have to be the man... you have to be very, like, alpha male with her. You know? Decide what you do and everything. So, show her who's the boss, you know? - GSP
No prob. I saw Ariel at Livecity Yaletown and was going to talk to him, but my girlfriend wouldn’t let me. Probably because I’d embarass her by going all fanboy about MMA.
You have to be the man... you have to be very, like, alpha male with her. You know? Decide what you do and everything. So, show her who's the boss, you know? - GSP
Well, to be fair, that was news from this morning. Now everything seems just fine. Give it another couple of hours and I’m sure we’ll be back to the end of the UFC.
You have to be the man... you have to be very, like, alpha male with her. You know? Decide what you do and everything. So, show her who's the boss, you know? - GSP
im a dunce but how do they know who watches what. I know how it works in radio but how does it work in tv.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question433.htm
Nielsen uses a technique called statistical sampling to rate the shows — the same technique that pollsters use to predict the outcome of elections. Nielsen creates a “sample audience” and then counts how many in that audience view each program. Nielsen then extrapolates from the sample and estimates the number of viewers in the entire population watching the show. That’s a simple way of explaining what is a complicated, extensive process. Nielsen relies mainly on information collected from TV set meters that it installs, and then combines this information with huge databases of the programs that appear on each TV station and cable channel.
That sounds like a perfectly accurate and not at all antiquated way to determine ratings.
by Chris Nelson on Mar 11, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
They've actually significantly modernized
in recent years. Before the Nielsen boxes, people had to write everything they watched down in journals and mail them in.
I remember hearing about that as a kid. So silly.
by Chris Nelson on Mar 11, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
They still do it for radio in Canada as recently as two years ago.
But you forget, they gave you two dollars to do it, so everyone was pretty sure the margin of error was next to nothing.
I'm not sure about that
Sure I’ll be surer to send something in, but will it be honest?
Why write down 10 things if one will get me the money?
Maybe I’m embarassed I watched something even if its confidential?
Maybe being a rater made me watch things more mindfully?
There isn’t necessarily a better system, but its far from perfect.
not really silly
maybe primitive… but a brilliant thing to do.
the first person to say… hey, maybe we should take some time and figure out what people are watching, was a genius and an innovator.
by ruckus on Mar 11, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Definitely.
Just meant that the fact they were still recording it manually up until a few years ago was silly. As is the fact that they still use a relatively tiny sample size when they could be utilizing hardware that’s now in almost every household.
by Chris Nelson on Mar 11, 2010 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
in many ways it’s easier to get a small sample to be accurate than it is to get a large sample to be accurate.
and even if that cable box in your home can track what you personally are watching, do you want to be part of that program? most people like their privacy.
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I realize some people would refuse it on GP, but honestly, if letting the cable company/networks/whomever know what I’m watching meant that the shows I like would continue to be made, I’d have no problem with it at all.
by Chris Nelson on Mar 11, 2010 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
And they mailed you 50 cents with it too. They just mailed me something to do and gave me two dollars. I never looked at the survey. Just took the two dollars and went to the candy machine.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
LMAO They sent me the same thing with 2 dolars but I did it, mailed it back in and they sent me yet another thing with 5 dollars; that one i did not acknowledge though. Just the 5 dollars.
"Well, yes, but I’m afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I’m afraid I have something of a mess on my hands." - Tobias Fünke
"There are just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence." - Michael Bluth
One of my favorite lines from the best TV show ever.
I got one with $5 in it… I meant to fill it out… no, really, I did.
by Ephemeral Artery on Mar 12, 2010 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
my brothers frat house in the early 90's was a "nielsen family"
they just bullshitted and wrote down that they watched gilligan’s island all day.
those ratings are such bullshit
but thats actually hilarious
My dad had that $hit hooked up to his tvs a couple months ago...
When the economy was real bad last year, he made them come and take it off…The whole set up draws a lot of power…
Now, they hood it up to your computer, tv, EVERYTHING!!!
I told my sister to never watch BET or MTV…so they dont get any credit…
Not that modernized...
My family does the consumer measurement thing, and the scanner they gave us looks like it’s from the early 80’s. Sometimes you have to manually enter the prices, sometimes you don’t.
I personally don’t mess with it, as it tends to piss me off.
To send the data in, you have to call a certain number, and put the speaker up to the microphone on your land-line telephone. Then listen to what I can only describe as a dial-up modem through a megaphone for 10 minutes.
yeah they send me 7 bucks in the mail
and asked me to fill out a journal. I thought that was cool. Paying me before I knew I had any services to render.
This is a failure. At maximum only 1/30 people in Canada were watching this.
Keep firing Assholes!
Blackout is always right
by Ubernoober on Mar 11, 2010 7:21 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Whew!
Dana was about to shut down the UFC on the advice of the Interwebs.
by MMAEruption on Mar 11, 2010 7:22 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The reports of Zuffa’s death are greatly exaggerated.
"Will Rogers never met Barry Switzer."
by Broncho1673 on Mar 11, 2010 9:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Off Topic
Anyone playing in the UFC poker tourney tonight?
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
Yes.
I used to play all the time a couple of years ago but I haven’t really played much recently.
I should still be good enough to knock DW out with the ol’ Doyle Brunson hand if I get it :p
watchkalibrun.com
by Nick Becker on Mar 11, 2010 8:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
So following the trend of the day that means…nobody is…right?
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Check
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
That sucks. I’ve won two hands and my c/c is 1130. The wife’s is 2000 lol
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by Nick Becker on Mar 11, 2010 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
I’m sitting at 1560
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
by midwestbred on Mar 11, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
People are getting booted left and right for “inactivity”
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by Nick Becker on Mar 11, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Just noticed that, my first table nobody did then I got switched and 4 got booted right away
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
by midwestbred on Mar 11, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Who knocked you out? Bruce Buffer?
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by Nick Becker on Mar 11, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t imagine how many people are going all-in against Dana, lol
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
by midwestbred on Mar 11, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Should I go all-in with this?
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by Nick Becker on Mar 11, 2010 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
or perhaps
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
by midwestbred on Mar 11, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for the chuckle
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by Nick Becker on Mar 11, 2010 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
haha… im hanging tight with 3400
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
by midwestbred on Mar 11, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
wow, that’s the biggest stack i’ve seen
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
by midwestbred on Mar 11, 2010 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
Crazy, huh? She always wins our home games lol
by Nick Becker on Mar 11, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
I got that too but then it loaded correctly
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
by midwestbred on Mar 11, 2010 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
You guys got that same s/n as here, in-case we run into each other?
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
by midwestbred on Mar 11, 2010 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
I wasn’t even aware of this being on last night.
"Well... You're damned if you do, and You're damned if you don't."- Bart Simpson
It was awesome. Dan ’ardy looks cocky, and GSP looks murderous.
Keep firing Assholes!
Blackout is always right
I really want Dan 'ardy to win.
"Well... You're damned if you do, and You're damned if you don't."- Bart Simpson
by poundnground on Mar 11, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Primetime show Pt.1 is up at UFC.com
by snakecharmer1340 on Mar 11, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks!
I have an hour to burn at work so i’ll watch now.
"Well... You're damned if you do, and You're damned if you don't."- Bart Simpson
by poundnground on Mar 11, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Zuffa in trouble Part 3: Primetime does 1 million viewers. Highest ever.
by snakecharmer1340 on Mar 11, 2010 7:38 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
And with 2 more episodes of Primetime left will people be so burnt out on GSP and Hardy by the time the fight comes around that they will refuse to buy the PPV? Only time will tell.
by ufc4 on Mar 11, 2010 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Will GPS's poor English skills limit his abilities to become a huge start in the UFC. Bloody Elbow believes so.
by snakecharmer1340 on Mar 11, 2010 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
Worst... The MIr vs. Carwin fight lacks the star to help out an already weak card.
Bloody Elbow is already catching pieces of the falling sky.
by snakecharmer1340 on Mar 11, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
lol, seriously.
"Well... You're damned if you do, and You're damned if you don't."- Bart Simpson
by poundnground on Mar 11, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
They still need to get the viewers to pay for the PPV.
UFC 109 Countdown had the 2nd highest ratings ever for a countdown show (behind UFC 100) but the PPV didn’t do well with 275K buys.
I love reading all these comments
But then i feel kinda bad for Kid Nate. But i guess i shouldn’t. We gave him his traffic after all.
by The Flying Gentleman on Mar 11, 2010 7:57 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
No need to feel bad for Kid Nate when he's working that ban button.
The Seattle Seahawks offense is driving......right into a brick wall at the end of the tunnel.
Dude Nate used that joke earlier. Fail.
by snakecharmer1340 on Mar 11, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
And I bow out....
The Seattle Seahawks offense is driving......right into a brick wall at the end of the tunnel.
by SSreporters on Mar 11, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t even tried to comment in a single one of those. We did this not so long ago we know not only how it ends, but we know the whole process.
First, we got the “we’re screwed!” article, then the “are we?”, and finally the “absolutely not!”, and everybody gets defensive and angry, 100 people get banned, nothing happens and we forget about it.
"You hit too hard, too hard, too hard..."
by spectaa on Mar 11, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Damn. This Primetime show is to hype the other show and it looks like its making a profit. I mean, its not ad free like 24/7. And it got 1 million on cable. And they will replay the shit out of it.
Some people think I am a dumb, ugly human being, but really I am a beautiful ape, with exceptional verbal skills.
It will be interesting to see the ratings over the next two shows.
by snakecharmer1340 on Mar 11, 2010 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
ill say it again the ufc is as popular as ever
people DONT wanna pay for ppvs though and thy find ways around it, bars are getting more and more crowded for the ufc shows i show up an hour early to try to get a seat otherwise ur standing the whole time, and illegal streaming is as popular as ever
the ufc had a huge influx of fans after ufc 100 who started buying ppvs then realized wait we dont need to do this anymore there are ways to watch it for free and save the 55$
and the hardcores who have been buying every single one are sick of having to buy ppvs every 3 weeks since the ufc has had so many more shows so theyre watching them through other means as well
i bet if u could count the amount of ppl who watched ufc 110 illegal, legally and at bars the numbers would be huge and consistent with the ppv buys the ufc expects
Really good ratings
Looking forward to more installments.
The Seattle Seahawks offense is driving......right into a brick wall at the end of the tunnel.
As much as I don't think Hardy is an opponent worthy of a UFC Primetime slot....
This episode kicked ass. I love the format, and wish they would break it out more.
Of course, I say that as someone who would probably go gay for GSP and not feel ashamed.
But seriously, I loved seeing the intensity in GSP throughout this ep. If Hardy makes it out of round 1, I’ll be shocked.
UFC takes over Radio City Music Hall for UFC 111
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=79184
Check out the UFC’s schedule in New Jersey for UFC 111. Pretty awesome. Might it help get MMA approve in NY? Maybe.
by snakecharmer1340 on Mar 11, 2010 9:05 PM EST reply actions
Is episode 1 available online anywhere yet? My hotel didn’t have Spike and I feel like I’m missing out.
Just watched it. It was good fun, and Dan Hardy is a funny man.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
prolly not the first to say this but....
WEAR IT!! kid nate!! you seem like a smart guy and all but maybe something like this will knock you off your pretention pedastal
by glassjawsh on Mar 11, 2010 9:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I don't really think you understand
The good ratings for this don’t make the weak ratings for WEC 47 and UFC 110 go away.
The issue is with trends. i’m excited to see this show get such good ratings. Perhaps UFC 111 will do banner numbers on PPV. I think it would have done more if they hadn’t been stomping on their product and serving up so many weak PPV events recently.
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I just watched it for the first time,
So will Serra train with Hardy for the last 3 weeks of camp? and will GSP train with Renzo for the last three weeks also? Interesting.
(would suck if it was just like a few sessions or so)
Dan ‘ardy is just trying to rattle GSP’s cage. It also makes sense that they want to give Renzo some face time.
PS: Fishbob is going to catch a beatdown of epic porportions.
Keep firing Assholes!
Blackout is always right
yeah, it's a great way to start marketing Renzo...
he also looks a LOTTTTTTT trimmer than when I met him back in November..
PS: I’ll be so glad to see you using the Philippine flag avatar. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 11, 2010 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Hardy at Serra’s gym is mostly a publicity stunt. GSP has trained with Danaher at Renzo’s academy for years, so that’s not new. GSP will be finishing the last 2 1/2 – 3 weeks in Montreal with his coaches and a slew of top training partners who just got in town.
Hope that’s true for Hardy… does anybody really think that Serra has some secret sauce for GSP… funny.
It’s so WWE-esque. Plus Hardy needs a place to train.
And Rogans “Who can stop that man” -soundbite is from Silva vs Franklin II.
by ununkvadrium on Mar 12, 2010 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
As far as UFC buys goes, has anyone looked at seasonal rates? Aside from the weak string of cards of late, you also have to consider that most sports fans are going to be dedicating a lot more party time to football and holidays from the November to February. For most dudes, UFC ppv’s probably get put on the back burner.
Weak string of cards combine with seasonal downturn and we got some really bad numbers that immediately turn around once a card with a star isn’t competing with football.
"an excellent example of why most MMA "journalism" is a joke. Pseudonyms like "toxic" and shitty writing like that dopey article"--- Joe Rogan.
my group
makes a whole day of college football saturdays + UFC. The best weekends are UFC shows during the fall. Makes for very long days (and terrible Sundays) but in Texas you don’t chose another sport over football, you find a way to make the other one fit.
"Will Rogers never met Barry Switzer."
by Broncho1673 on Mar 11, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
what's cool to think about....
is that the next string of cards will tell us who the real draws are in the ufc.
i really thought that 110 would draw well with wanderlei and nogueira on the card, but apparently i was wrong.
what is interesting to see are the numbers for prime time which seem to indicate the gsp is the new poster boy for the ufc.
while both bj and anderson are beloved by hard-core fans, it seems that gsp transcends traditional fight fan boundaries. guys love him for his skills and girls love him because he has a great body, and is good looking enough. this translates to some of the highest buy-rates for the ufc.
ufc 111 seems poised to sell well, but how will the cards after it do?
I read some where that the ufc was in trouble. Its not rocket it science…the injury bug had a trickle down effect and stole a lot of momentum. I said it before and i say it again peeps worry about ppv buys to much. Its the MMA community inferiority complex. Always crying out for main stream acceptance and always claiming the sky is falling. I give bloody elbow credit thought…it takes a lot of sand to have a multi part story about how zuffa is hurting and on the same day put this post up.
For some reason the rec button isn’t working, but well said.
I wish they’d stop crying about lack of coverage on ESPN and wondering about whether or not this incident or this fighters’ behavior will affect MMA’s mainstream acceptance. It feels so fruitless. But I guess you have to come up with a couple of stories every day so there you go. I just come in every so often and add a couple of whimsical comments a day.
The voiceover really sounds like Henry Rollins. Is it him or just someone who wants to sound like hardest man on earth?
Oh, it really is Rollins. Awsome. My love for Rollins is unhealthy. His music is rather dull, but who cares.
Met him two months ago. Nice guy; very awkward around people.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
If you were to believe what he says in his ‘spoken work’ he is certainly very awkward around people. And not hesitant to do some work. Now, it’s hard to know what is image and what is truth.
you should buy
Black Flag “Damaged” nothing dull about that and it should be clear in about 0:30 of the first song why people still care about Rollins 30 years after his best work.
Follow me on Twitter @KidNate
I am a huge Rollins fan, I just feel that his music hasn’t aged too well. But I promise to givegive the mentioned album a new chance.
“It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they feel. The smart ones keep themselves to themselves for good reason. Why would you want to tell anyone anything that’s dear to you? Even when you like them and want nothing more than to be closer than close to them? It’s so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can’t say the things you want to.”
If a God (pick any) wanted to do the Dana-thing (“So you want to be an ultimate fighter”) to free flying souls thinking about getting a life (literally) she (or he) would make them listen to Henry Rollins collected works and then finish with “So you want to have a life?”
No one would apply.
oh I think his best stuff with Black Flag is right up there
with the best punk rock ever recorded.
And the My War and Slip It In albums are solid too — and Live 84 — if you like it dirty and slow and mean.
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It’s pioneer but I don’t know about it’s staying power. X, now there’s a band that is right up there with the best punk rock ever recorded. Rollins was great, but he relied way too much on his “hey, I’m an angry mean pissed off guy (and now I make lots of money from it)” schtick.
I loved “DO it” though.
GSP was different
Was it me or did GSP seem to be taking a harder tone when being interviewed for the Primetime? Usually he’s to gracious and nice. Now he has more of a stone cold killer look and wants to destroy Hardy.
This ppv will do monster numbers.
I thought so as well. When opponents trash talk GSP, it hasn’t turned out well for them. Hardy is playing the wrong game here, and it appears GSP is using Hardy’s words as more motivation.
by Hardcharger on Mar 12, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
Watching GSP’s training compared to Hardy’s training, oh man, this is going to be a complete slaughter.
I didn’t really get a lot of trash talk from Hardy. I mean sure he did say the typical “Yeah I’m going to clean his clock and enjoy doing it” but he certainly hasn’t even come close to what BJ Penn did. But yeah, GSP did look deadly serious. The dude is on a mission man. That leap over that bar was pretty much ridiculously insane. Training that guy must be like a constant orgasm for his trainers.
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