Bellator’s fifth live show on Spike TV which featured Eduardo Dantas retaining his bantamweight title and four strong middleweight tournament bouts once again saw improved live + 3 (DVR) numbers.
Last weeks Bellator 89 which preliminary number landed fairly low at 719k total live viewers once again saw an overall increase of 7% overall.
This rise brought the show to a grand viewership total of 773k thanks to the live + 3 (DVR) numbers that were released today.
This increase also brings the season eight average (with DVR) down a little bit to 862k total live + 3 (DVR). However, it should be noted that overall household rating for the season is .70 which is very solid number overall.
As a reminder, this adjustments was due to the live + 3 (DVR) numbers which will be released every Tuesday. For those new to Nielsen ratings terminology, live + 3 is a equal to a total of live viewership plus 3 days worth of DVR usage.
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