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Elite XC ratings take a hit
Published 7/27/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
... Didn’t do much - actually didn’t do anything on Saturday’s Elite XC card. Seems like no Kimbo, less viewers would be the rule as Wrestlingobserver.com reports viewership dropped 50% from the first card on CBS. ...

EliteXC on CBS Draws Lackluster Ratings
Published 7/28/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
... Bryan Alvarez also reports that as of right now, the show did a 1.9 rating overnight. However the number should bump to 2.0 after the rest of the numbers come in. While the numbers aren’t completely terrible for a Saturday night, CBS likely isn’t pleased that MMA, which is supposed to be America’s hottest growing sport, isn’t exactly delivering for them. ...

“Unfinished Business”: The Aftermath
Published 7/28/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... proved anything, it was that the EliteXC brand isn’t strong enough yet to pull in viewers without its marquee fighters. “Unfinished Business” drew 2.62 million sets of eyeballs according to f4wonline.com, and while that’s not a ratings disaster, it does represent almost a 50% drop from the “Primetime” show in May, which was headlined by Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano. Getting the ratings back on track will be priority #1 for EliteXC’s next show; during Saturday’s broadcast, it was announced that “Saturday Night ...