{"id":50348,"date":"2013-01-24T14:46:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T22:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=50348"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:19:41","slug":"ufc-programming-hits-all-time-heights-on-fx-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-programming-hits-all-time-heights-on-fx-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Programming Hits All-Time Heights on FX | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"UFC logo\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMMA fans and Tony Stark make a great combination, as both helped propel FX to the #1 most-watched television network (broadcast and cable) on Saturday night (1\/19) in Adults 18-49 and all male demos.  Additionally, the latest installment of The Ultimate Fighter debuted on Tuesday night (1\/22) in its new timeslot to FX series highs in Adults 18-49, Men 18-49 and Total Viewers.<\/p>\n<p>UFC on FX 7 (9-11 PM E\/P), which in the main event saw Vitor Belfort defeat Michael Bisping by TKO in the second round, was the most-watched UFC event on FX ever, setting highs in Total Viewers (1.86 million), and in all Adult and Men demos, including Adults 18-49 (1.32 million) and Men 18-49 (985,000). UFC on FX 7 ranked #1 on in all of television (broadcast and cable) in its time period in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and in all male demos.<\/p>\n<p>UFC on FX 7 and Iron Man 2 made FX the #1 most-watched network in all of television on Saturday night in Adults 18-49 and all male demos. <\/p>\n<p>The Ultimate Fighter on FX season three on its new night (Tuesdays) saw gains across the board.  The special two-hour season premiere (1\/22\/13, 8-10 PM E\/P) bowed to FX series highs in several key demos, including Adults 18-49 (1.03 million), Men 18-49 (677,000) and Total Viewers (1.51 million).  Compared to the prior two season averages on FX, which aired Friday nights, TUF on FX season 3 opened +59% ahead of season 2 and +36% ahead of season 1 in Adults 18-49, and +66% ahead of season 2 and +46% ahead of season 1 in Total Viewers.  Numbers based on Fast Nationals, subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 2, &#8220;Ambush,\u201d airs next Tuesday (1\/29) at its regularly scheduled timeslot of 9:00 PM E\/P.  Fourteen victorious middleweights move into the house, and training begins.  Gilbert Smith gets emotional after his team shows serious doubts about his readiness.  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