THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 16' RATINGS: EPISODE NO. 11 DRAWS 804,000 VIEWERS
BY MMAJUNKIE.COM STAFF ON DEC 03, 2012 AT 5:05 PM ET

Ratings for the 11th episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 16: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson" were on the uptick from the previous week's mark.

The UFC's reality competition drew 804,000 viewers on FX, up 25 percent from the 643,000 who tuned in for the debut of episode No. 10 the week prior.

MMAjunkie.com on Monday confirmed the ratings information with industry sources.

The one-hour episode featured the final two quarterfinal fights from the season's welterweight tournament. Team Nelson's Jon Manley won a majority decision against his teammate Joey Rivera, and Team Carwin's Mike Ricci also scored a decision win over Team Nelson's Michael Hill.

The taped porion of the series concludes this week, and the live finale takes place Dec. 15 in Las Vegas

Prior to the latest episode, "TUF 16" was averaging 846,900 viewers. With episode No. 11, the average falls slightly to 843,000 viewers.

"The Ultimate Fighter" returned to a taped format for the 16th edition. Carwin was forced to withdraw from the headlining bout of the Dec. 15 live finale and Nelson now meets Matt Mitrione at the event.

Spike TV began airing "TUF" in early 2005, but as part of the UFC's mega-deal with FOX, the series moved to FX in 2012. During the show's longtime run on Spike TV, "TUF" averaged approximately 1.7 million viewers. The 12-episode "TUF: Live" series, the first to air on FX, averaged a little more than 1 million viewers in its debut run.

The "TUF: Live" episode-by-episode ratings include:

"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 1 ratings: 947,000 viewers
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 2 ratings: 872,000
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 3 ratings: 775,000
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 4 ratings: 1.1 million
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 5 ratings: 624,000
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 6 ratings: 811,000
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 7 ratings: 676,000
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 8 ratings: 1.1 million
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 9 ratings: 921,000
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 10 ratings: 643,000
"The Ultimate Fighter 16" episode No. 11 ratings: 804,000