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'TUF 13' Episode 5 Rebounds with 1.5 Million Viewers

Mike WhitmanApr 28, 2011
Mick Bowman went down against Clay Harvison. | Photo Courtesy: Spike TV


This week's episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 showed improvement over previous weeks by earning 1.5 million viewers for the hour-long broadcast, tying the largest figure of the season thus far.

Viewership numbers were relayed to Sherdog.com by Spike TV officials on Thursday afternoon. Episode five's viewership was the greatest since the season premiere, which also netted 1.5 million observers.

The April 27 broadcast also registered positive change in key demographics for the series, as the episode scored ratings of 1.4 and 1.3 in the male 18-34 and 18-49 categories. Both figures are up from last week's ratings of 1.23 and 1.24, respectively. Additionally, the episode earned a 1.1 household rating, an improvement over episode four's 0.93.

This week's episode saw Team Lesnar bounce back and earn a win, as Clay Harvison defeated Team Dos Santos' Michael "Mick" Bowman by decision. However, Team Dos Santos still leads the overall competition 3-2. “TUF” airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT Wednesday nights on Spike TV.