The seventh episode of The Ultimate Fighter 25 debuted seven days ago with 373,000 viewers in the preliminary ratings (Live+SD) and the show saw a 67 percent increase in the +3 DVR ratings with 662,000 total viewers.
Nielson sources confirmed the +3 DVR numbers to The MMA Report on Tuesday and after seven episodes, the UFC reality show is averaging 556,000 viewers in the +3 DVR viewership.
The viewership for the seventh episode of this season of The Ultimate Fighter is up 16 percent from the viewership of last spring’s season of the UFC reality show (662,000 vs. 566,000) in the +3 DVR viewership and the past two episodes have both been over 660,000 viewers.
The eighth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 25 will premiere tonight on FS1 at 10 p.m. ET and the ratings history for this season of the UFC reality show are below.
Episode 1: Live+SD – 288k, +3 DVR – 500k
Episode 2: Live+SD – 372k, +3 DVR – 514k
Episode 3: Live+SD – 324k, +3 DVR – 497k
Episode 4: Live+SD – 348k, +3 DVR – 543k
Episode 5: Live+SD – 302k, +3 DVR – 510k
Episode 6: Live+SD – 380k, +3 DVR – 666k
Episode 7: Live+SD – 373k, +3 DVR – 662k