In fact, this week's stanza registered nearly identical numbers in both average viewership and the Nielsen ratings as well. Week 10 earned a 1.3 household rating, netting a 1.8 from males 18-49 and a 2.10 in the M18-34 demographic. The M18-49 demo was the only one to change this week, as it experienced a fractional increase from 1.79 to 1.8.
While the episode followed the typical blueprint of ratings increasing throughout the course of the hour and peaking in the last 15 minutes, the rating for the episode's final quarter hour was an exceptionally high 1.42.
The show finished with the last quarterfinal bout between Michael Johnson and Alex Caceres. Both members of Team GSP, Johnson and Caceres bickered for several weeks in the fighter house, inspiring coach St. Pierre to suggest the matchup.
The bout itself was an exciting one, with the elusive and lanky Caceres clashing with the straight-ahead power and wrestling skills of Johnson. In the end, Johnson proved to be too much for the younger fighter, as he scored multiple takedowns en route to a unanimous decision victory. Johnson will face Team Koscheck's Nam Phan in the semifinal.
By Jake Rossen (jrossen@sherdog.com)Thursday, November 18 9:00 am PT:
Quinton Jackson: Dave Mandel | Sherdog.comScheduling Quinton Jackson and Lyoto Machida as the main event for Saturday’s UFC 123 is almost certainly a nod to Jackson’s ratings winner of a program against Rashad Evans last summer; why else top a show with two fighters coming off losses? It’s more of a I’m-still-here declaration than a lot of forward progress. It also has the potential to be a bit of a bore, with counter-striking (Machida) moving laterally around a self-conscious offensive fighter (Jackson).
It might also be good. But it’s all just billing, and the real headliner for many will be a third bout between B.J. Penn and Matt Hughes. Hughes has experienced a late-career resurgence, while Penn is looking for a new path after Frankie Edgar more or less temporarily ran him out of the 155-pound division.
If Hughes wins, it might be time to consider his place as one of the few former champions who keep a steady pace instead of fading out. If Penn wins, he might be motivated to test his chances against bigger men who don’t have the speed to buzz around him like an insect infestation. Either way, it’s a fight with more at stake than anything else on the card. And isn’t that why we watch?Continue Reading » Primer: UFC 123
By Jeff Sherwood (Jeff@Sherdog.com)Thursday, November 18 1:15 am PT:12:00 a.m. ET Spike TV: The Ultimate Fighter 12 -- Episode 10 (Replay)
1:00 a.m. ET Spike TV: UFC Unleashed (Replay)
1:00 a.m. ET Versus: WEC WrekCage (Replay)
2:30 a.m. ET MAVTV: MMA30 (Replay)
3:00 a.m. ET MAVTV: Ultimate Combat Experience (Replay)
4:00 a.m. ET MAVTV: MMA HEAT (Replay)
4:30 a.m. ET HDNet: K-1 World MAX 2010 -- 70kg Final 16 (Replay)
12:00 a.m. ET Versus: UFC 123 Countdown (Replay)
12:30 a.m. ET ESPN2: MMA Live (Premiere)
1:00 a.m. ET Versus: WEC WrekCage -- Cruz vs. Benavidez (Replay)
4:30 a.m. ET HDNet: Sengoku 15 (Replay)
6:00 a.m. ET Spike TV: UFC Unleashed -- Silva vs. Marquart (Replay)
7:00 a.m. ET HDNet: Inside MMA (Premiere)
11:00 a.m. ET Showtime: Strikeforce Challengers 12 (Live Event)
1:00 a.m. ET Versus: WEC 51 “Aldo vs. Gamburyan” (Replay)
5:00 a.m. ET HDNet: The Voice vs. Tito Ortiz (Replay)
6:00 a.m. ET Spike TV: UFC 123 Countdown (Replay)
7:00 a.m. ET Spike TV: UFC Unleashed
8:00 a.m. ET Spike TV: UFC Unleashed -- Hughes vs. Penn (Replay)
9:00 a.m. ET Spike TV: UFC 123 Prelims (Live Event)
10:00 a.m. ET PPV: UFC 123 “Jackson vs. Machida” (Live Event)
3:00 a.m. ET NBC: Bellator Highlights
By Chris Nelson (cnelson@sherdog.com)
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