Glory 11 ratings: Company draws 381,000 for Spike TV debut

As Spike executives explained to Bloody Elbow, they are not looking for Glory to come out of the gates swinging with huge numbers here. What really matters to them is the long-term viablity of the promotion. And that will be measured not by one show, but by how those numbers change from show to show. If Glory 12 is bigger, and Glory 13 is bigger still, then Glory is succeeding.

So for now, there's not too much that we should take from these numbers and how they impact the future of Glory. They are simply a helpful baseline that shows the core audience. The key will be next month's numbers as we find out who tuned in for a second time, and how many people Glory picked up.

Next up for Glory is Glory 12 New York on November 23 headlined by a Lightweight tournament with Giorgio Petrosyan, Robin van Roosmalen, Andy Ristie, and Davit Kiria.
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Good numbers for a first show in a country where people don't really watch your sport

Yeah those are solid numbers for a sport that really has no exposure in this country. Is Spike planning on showing old fights in between the events? That would be a good idea to keep interest and help growth.

I'll admit, I don't know a lot about ratings. Are those good?

I saw some people on twitter saying it wasn't that great but I'd think it'd be pretty good for a first show on Spike, no?

I'm not too knowledgable either, but from what I've read, it's ok for a debut for something like kickboxing. Like the article said, the important part will be can they increase the numbers from event to event. I think that if the ratings stay around that mark, it won't be good in the long run. But let's see what happens.

backdoor to zuffa wrote:I'm not too knowledgable either, but from what I've read, it's ok for a debut for something like kickboxing. Like the article said, the important part will be can they increase the numbers from event to event. I think that if the ratings stay around that mark, it won't be good in the long run. But let's see what happens.

imho I don't think spike really promoted it as much as they could have either only aired commercials during bellator. And from rumors going around Bjorn really didn't want glory on spike to begin with.

Damn, I wish I never got rid of cable because I would've loved to watch this event in full HD on Spike on my 55" LED TV. OH well, i'm happy Glory are doing good in the US.

PRIDE4EVER wrote:

backdoor to zuffa wrote:I'm not too knowledgable either, but from what I've read, it's ok for a debut for something like kickboxing. Like the article said, the important part will be can they increase the numbers from event to event. I think that if the ratings stay around that mark, it won't be good in the long run. But let's see what happens.

imho I don't think spike really promoted it as much as they could have either only aired commercials during bellator. And from rumors going around Bjorn really didn't want glory on spike to begin with.

Bjorn fears Glory and for good reason. It's the superior product imo. 8)

adam wrote:I'll admit, I don't know a lot about ratings. Are those good?

I saw some people on twitter saying it wasn't that great but I'd think it'd be pretty good for a first show on Spike, no?

Not great but not too bad