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Kevin Iole is reporting that UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann which took place in Saitama, Japan this past Saturday drew 485,000 viewers, more than doubling the networks previous high in viewership.

The UFC 156 preliminary card on FX set a new record for best ratings and most viewers beating UFC on FX 7's record set just a week before with nearly 1.9 million viewers.

Declining ratings for the UFC's live fight specials on Fox TV had some analysts worrying the fight promotion's early success on Fox was just a fad. The strong ratings bounce back shown by the 5.7 million who tuned in for the Ben Henderson vs. Nate Di

UFC on Fox 5 improved on UFC on Fox 4 by 87% in terms of average viewers, and hit a high of 5.7 million.

UFC on Fox 5: Henderson vs. Diaz was viewed by 3.41 million people according to the overnight ratings.

The UFC's Fuel shows are not drawing solid ratings and good fights are going unwatched. Could a new focus on a weekly showcase fight card and a resetting of expectations be the answer for the Fuel experiment to take off?

UFC on Fox ratings remain steady for Shogun vs. Vera with a peak of 2.36 million viewers

UFC on FX 3 did not do well in terms of ratings for the main card on FX or the preliminary card on Fuel.

Bloody Elbow's T.P. Grant has a suggestion for fixing the UFC's weak ratings on Fox TV.