Last TUF 10 episode shows slight ratings increase
by Natalia Baage on December 05, 2009

The final two-hour episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10 saw a slight ratings boost of 0.2 million, earning the last show 2.6 million viewers.

The final double-dose episode, which featured four fights, pulled in a respectable amount of viewers given the average for the season, but it did not come close to reaching the season high, which was 5.3 million.

In the first hour of the final episode, which featured the last two quarterfinal bouts, James McSweeney submitted Matt Mitrione, and Marcus Jones knocked out Darrill Schoonover.

The semifinals featured the match ups of Roy Nelson vs. McSweeney, and Jones vs. Brendan Schaub.  Both fights ended by TKO, with Nelson and Schaub securing the victories.

Episode 1:  4.1 million viewers  (record for any single premiere on Spike)
Episode 2:  2.9 million viewers
Episode 3:  5.3 million viewers  (highest ratings for any Spike show)
Episode 4:  2.8 million viewers
Episode 5:  2.8 million viewers
Episode 6:  2.8 million viewers
Episode 7:  2.5 million viewers
Episode 8:  2.5 million viewers
Episode 9:  2.4 million viewers
Episode 10:  2.4 million viewers
Episode 11:  2.6 million viewers  (final episode)

The season finale will air tonight on Spike TV, live from Las Vegas, NV, starting at 9 p.m. EST.  TUF 10 finalists ex NFL player Brendan Schaub and former IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson will come head to head to see who will become the next "Ultimate Fighter" and earn the six-figure contract.

HOW WILL THE THIAGO ALVES VS. MARTIN KAMPMANN FIGHT END AT UFC ON FX 2?
Alves def. Kampmann via TKO/KO
Alves def. Kampmann via submission
Alves def. Kampmann via decision
Kampmann def. Alves via TKO/KO
Kampmann def. Alves via submission
Kampmann def. Alves via decision
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