10/10 ECW on Sci Fi rating; slight jump, UFC event draws huge audience
On Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 9:57 PM EST PWInsider.com reports that last night's 10/10 edition of ECW on Sci Fi, featuring "Extreme Strip Poker" all night, drew a final 1.8 cable rating with a 3 share. That is up from last week's 1.7 rating. The quarter hour numbers for the show were as follows: 1.6, 1.7, 1.7, 1.7 and 2.0 for the overrun.
On a related note, the live UFC special that aired before ECW on Spike TV drew a strong 3.1 cable rating featuring Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock III in the main event. That is by far the highest ratings UFC has scored on Spike TV to date. Ortiz won the bout and Shamrock announced his retirement from MMA following the fight, which drew a strong 4.3 rating during the overrun. That is the same rating Raw drew this week in their overrun featuring The Undertaker vs. John Cena.