The ninth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23 debuted seven days ago with 409,000 viewers in the preliminary ratings and the show saw a 57 percent increase in the +3 DVR ratings with 643,000 total viewers.
Nielson sources confirmed the +3 DVR numbers to The MMA Report on Wednesday and the viewership was up 38 percent over the Live+3 viewership for Episode nine of last spring season of The Ultimate Fighter (467,000).
The tenth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23 will premiere tonight on FS 1 at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT and the complete Live+3 DVR ratings for this season are below.
Episode 1: 705,000
Episode 2: 629,000
Episode 3: 642,000
Episode 4: 566,000
Episode 5: 625,000
Episode 6: 662,000
Episode 7: 566,000
Episode 8: 580,000
Episode 9: 643,000