Conor McGregor back to coach The ultimate fighter 31 premiered to an average of 294,000 viewers for a one-hour duration that aired last Tuesday night on ESPN.
According to the Nielsen ratings system, TUF31 It finished 11th overall on cable on Tuesday night, with a 14-share in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, the leading segment when it comes to advertising on television. The show aired at 10pm ET.
Tuesday’s No. 1 program was The Real Housewives of New Jersey on Bravo with an average of 1.176 million viewers and a .34 share in the 18-49 demographic.
These numbers are down significantly from the last time McGregor appeared The ultimate fighter Training place for season 22 in the long series against Uriah Faber. during that season, TUF22 It debuted to an average of 622,000 viewers with broadcasts on FOX Sports 1.
While McGregor’s return alongside future nemesis Michael Chandler did not generate these kinds of ratings, TUF31 It still beats last season aired on cable yet TUF28 It generated an average of 186,000 viewers for this debut on FOX Sports 1 in 2018 with Robert Whitaker and Kelvin Gastelum as coaches.
both of them TUF29 And TUF30 It airs exclusively on ESPN+, which is a subscription-based service, which means no viewership numbers are released.
The latest installment of The ultimate fighter Boosted from ESPN+ to ESPN in large part due to McGregor serving as one of the coaches as he plots his return to action after suffering a devastating leg break in his previous UFC appearance in 2021.
McGregor and Chandler coach two teams of bantamweights and lightweights with a mix of newcomers and UFC veterans in the cast. The remainder of the season will continue to air on Tuesday nights on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET.