Preliminary Numbers for CBS' "Saturday Night Fights"

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xtremebadass

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The first ratings for the heavyweight showdown between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers, which aired on network television stalwart CBS, are in.

The show did a 2.3 rating and averaged 3.79 million viewers during the scheduled 9-11 p.m. time slot, but network representatives were not able to provide any number for the post 11 p.m. overrun -- the time when Emelianenko and Rogers took to the cage. A CBS spokesperson said those numbers would be available Tuesday.

This was CBS’s first foray back into the MMA market since the October 2008 debacle that ended the now-defunct Elite XC’s run on the network. In comparison, the three previous MMA shows that aired on CBS averaged between 2.6 and 4.8 million viewers, largely on the strength of Internet sensation Kimbo Slice and women’s star Gina Carano.

Information provided by CBS to Sherdog.com indicated the ratings for “Saturday Night Fightsâ€￾ were up significantly from regularly scheduled programming in the 9-11 p.m. time slot. Numbers were up consistently cross the demographic spectrum, with a 267 percent increase in men aged 18-34 gaining the biggest margin.

CBS’s broadcast of Srikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Rogersâ€￾ beat rivals ABC and NBC in coveted advertising demographics, taking first place in adults 18-49, adults 18-34, men 25-54, men 18-49, men 18-34 and tying for first in adults 25-54. The show beat out college football to be the top-rated program across the male demographics.

Kimbo>Fedor TBH
 

Klide

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I have to disagree with u here XBA Fedor>kimbo.I'm pretty surprised about the numbers though I think there a little too low I thought more people watched.
 

Wordlife

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Fedor>Kimbo all day.. unless they do Kimbo vs Fedor LMAO!

Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn it was still a good show though :)
 

xtremebadass

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I am not saying fighter wise, I mean attraction wise. By the numbers Kimbo>Fedor...of course in a fight Fedor>Kimbo.

More people were somehow interested in Kimbo than they are in Fedor.
 

Wordlife

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not to sound racist or nothing.... but most big name fighters are either white or brazilian.... name me more than 2 black ones that are legit in MMA or UFC???

"oh damn you heard of dat Kimbo Slice Rick Ross lookin ass? He a beast jo!"

Exactly... oh and its on FREE television for another racissssst ass comment I wish not to say
 

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rampage, rashad evans, Mr. "International" Shonie Carter, houston alexander
 

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people also like kimbo more becuase he actually can speak english and more people were exposed to his youtube videos, just check the numbers on the highest watched kimbo video and the most watch fedor video its like 15 times more than fedor
 

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rampage, rashad evans, Mr. "International" Shonie Carter, houston alexander

Really? I've seen Houston Alexander in more ads for Lugs then in fights.

It's pretty sad when the guy that's not really a MMA fighter is in the top 3 highest rated televised fights. Including his fight against Roy Nelson on TUF. UFC needs some stand out stars and Fedor needs some personality.
 

Wrestling Station

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Strikeforce have no one except Fedor, maybe Henderson in the future would have a fight to watch. But really, nobody will be interested in watching any other fighter in the strikeforce roster tbh. No wonder the ratings wasnt that high.

Lesnar> Fedor+ Kimbo combined! :yes: THATS THE TRUTH!
 

xtremebadass

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Strikeforce has Kevin Randleman!!! I would tune in to watch Kevin Randleman with his vicious Randleplex, dude is a beast, don't know if he is as good as he used to be though.