The seventh episode of The Ultimate Fighter 22 debuted last night on FOX Sports 1 and featured Martin Svensson of Team McGregor defeating Thanh Le of Team Faber.
According to Nielson sources, The Ultimate Fighter 22 debuted at 10 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1 to 379,000 viewers and the replay showing at 1 a.m. ET drew an average audience of 50,000 viewers.
When it came to the sports competition, the night was won by the NBA doubleheader on ESPN. The early game (8-10:34p ET) between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks average 2.296 million, while the late game (10:34-1:24a ET) between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers averaged 2.85 million.
The viewership from last night is the lowest of the season to this point and the ratings history of The Ultimate Fighter 22 is below.
Episode 1: Live+SD – 622k, +3 DVR – 902k
Episode 2: Live+SD – 463k, +3 DVR – 740k
Episode 3: Live+SD – 533k, +3 DVR – 769k
Episode 4: Live+SD – 538k, +3 DVR – 845k
Episode 5: Live+SD – 498k, +3 DVR – 720k
Episode 6: Live+SD – 585k, +3 DVR – 919k
Episode 7: Live+SD – 379k, +3 DVR – Available next week