The sixth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 22 debuted on October 21 with 585,000 viewers in the preliminary ratings and the show saw a 57 percent increase in the +3 DVR ratings with 919,000 total viewers.
Nielson sources confirmed the +3 DVR numbers to The MMA Report on late Thursday and the viewership was also up 57 percent over Episode six of the Spring 2015 season (586,000 viewers on Live+3) and 27 percent from Episode six of the Fall 2014 season (725,000 viewers on Live+3).
The viewership of 919,000 in the +3 DVR numbers is the largest of the season and the previous high in viewership for The Ultimate Fighter 22 came in the debut episode with 902,000 viewers.
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