Ultimate Fighter 13 Ratings Hold Steady for Episode 3
by Mike Fagan on Apr 14, 2011 8:50 PM EDT
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Ratings for episode three of the Ultimate Fighter 13 are in, and while they may not fit Brock Lesnar's definition of chicken salad, they aren't exactly the alternative either.
The show pulled in a 0.9 household rating, down a point from episodes one and two, but gained 100k viewers from last week to put it at 1.3 million. The show also rebounded in the male 18-49 (1.4 rating) and 18-34 (1.7) rating, up 0.27 and 0.3 points respectively from last week.
This week's episode highlighted a big flaw that seems like it will continue throughout the season: there's little compelling drama. The previews for the show hinted at a mutiny in Team Brock's camp over his use of the "chickens***" idiom, while Junior dos Santos had to deal with a "rogue" coach in Lew Polley.
Predictably, both incidents were resolved quickly and with zero outbursts from any of the parties involved.
While an exciting fight capped this week's episode, it still remains that 1) the talent level is replacement-level UFC at its best and 2) none of these fighters have proven relatable with the audience.
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The fight was good. That’s what mattered most to me.
The SPike executives attempt to put some drama into this episode, simply failed.
The ratings hold steady? I’m not surprised.
I recently saw a post here or some where else that stated WWE’s reality show was way better. No, I didn’t read the post but my initial reaction was . . . yeah, obvious!
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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This week’s episode highlighted a big flaw that seems like it will continue throughout the season: there’s little compelling drama. The previews for the show hinted at a mutiny in Team Brock’s camp over his use of the “chickens***” idiom, while Junior dos Santos had to deal with a “rogue” coach in Lew Polley.
From the previous previews, I thought that Polley had beat the shit out of Shamar Bailey.
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 14, 2011 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
I enjoyed this episode a lot
True, the episode and series in general lacks truly compelling contenders or drama, but I still appreciate the programming. Plus, the fight was pretty damn entertaining.
Show is still good but needs a little facelift
I enjoyed the fight ya more drama would have made it more fun to watch. Maybe taking the fighters to different locations more guest coaches will make it more interesting. Some other forms of training maybe Athlete Psychology, bring athletes from different sports to watch like when DW brought Tyson that was great.
This show is so bad. I’m done watching this season. I’ll watch it only if Sonnen and Bisping coach. There are no more great fighters coming up out there for this show to develop so at this point drama is the only thing that will get ratings. I can watch better fighters locally for a couple bucks. I want to see drama, big name guest coaches, pranks, ect. I don’t get why people are getting all wound up about the Sonnen Bisping pairing giving MMA a bad image anyway. Their freaking cage fighters!! The “mainstream” media is never going to consider MMA a real sport. Especially with DW being such a egomaniac/prick that dresses like he is 12.
All your doing is spewing garbage with no sense of order or articulation whatsoever. - SimplePsych
The season started a little iffy
But I felt that the last episode was pretty good. The fight was very exciting, and getting to see some of Junior’s personality was a real treat. I like his calm, no-stress atitude toward training.
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