The debut episode of "UFC Primetime: Dos Santos vs. Mir" averaged 540,000 viewers,
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The next "UFC 146 Primetime" installment airs this Friday at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The finale airs May 25 on the eve of UFC 146, which airs on pay-per-view from Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The most recent "Primetime" debut coincided with UFC 145 and this past month's Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans title fight. The debut scored just 462,000 viewers, but with a strong finish, the three-part series averaged 560,000 viewers overall.
"UFC 143 Primetime," which focused on a Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit interim-title fight back in February, was the series debut on FX and averaged 540,000 over its three-episode run.
"UFC 146 Primetime" is the ninth installment of the series, which first debuted in 2009 on Spike TV.
The all-time "Primetime" ratings include:
- "UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" (UFC on FOX 1) on FOX: 2.0 million viewers
- "UFC Primetime: Jackson vs. Evans" (UFC 114) on Spike TV: 1.2 million
- "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy" (UFC 111) on Spike TV: 1.0 million
- "UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs. Velasquez" (UFC 121) on Spike TV: 974,000
- "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2" (UFC 94) on Spike TV: 880,000
- "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields" on Spike TV: 610,000
- "UFC Primetime: Jones vs. Evans" (UFC 145) on FX: 560,000
- "UFC Primetime: Dos Santos vs. Mir" (UFC 146) on FX: 540,000*
- "UFC Primetime: Diaz vs. Condit" (UFC 143) on FX: 540,000