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'UFC's Ultimate Fight Night(TM) Live' Scores More than Two Million Viewers on Spike TV
More Men 18-34 Watched Live Ultimate Fighting Championship(TM) Bouts than the
Marquee Kobe vs. Shaq - Heat vs. Lakers Game on TNT; Delivered More Men 18-24
than NBC's Golden Globes, ABC's Primetime Lineup and CBS's Comedy Block
NEW YORK, Jan. 19 -- Spike TV's live, two-hour telecast of
"UFC's Ultimate Fight Night(TM) Live," drew more than two million viewers
(2+). The special, which was telecast on Monday, January 16 (10:00 PM - 12:00
Midnight/ET), garnered a 2.7/683,000 in Men 18-34 (10:00 PM - 12:00 Midnight),
surpassing TNT's Heat vs. Lakers matchup (10:45 PM - 1:30 AM), which drew a
2.6 /672,000.
In addition "UFC's Ultimate Fight Night(TM) Live" ranked #1 with M 18-24
(2.3/249,000) compared to Monday night's primetime programming on ABC and NBC,
as well as CBS's Comedy Block.
The Spike TV telecast featured an impressive first round victory for light
heavyweight and "The Ultimate Fighter(TM)" Season 1 finalist Stephan Bonnar
over James Irvin. Heavyweight contender Tim Sylvia won a 3-round decision
over Assuerio Silva in the main event.
Overall, Spike TV's presentation of "UFC's Ultimate Fight Night(TM) Live,"
delivered a 1.7 HH/1.6 million and in Men 18-49 2.0/ 1 million. Its next
Fight Night Live special will telecast Thursday, April 6.
Spike TV is available in more than 89 million homes and is a division of
MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the
world's leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms.
SOURCE Spike TV
Web Site: http://www.spiketv.com
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