MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the Live +3 numbers (also known as DVR plus 3) increased Friday’s Bellator ratings to 836,000 viewers with a peak viewership of 1.429 viewers.

23 minutes of the Bellator 124 on Spike TV had an average audience of 1 million viewers.

Bellator 123: 667,000 viewers, peak 979,000; Live +3: 777,000 viewers, peak 1.193 million

Bellator 124: 771,000 viewers, peak —-; Live +3 836,000 viewers, peak 1.429 million

The increase in ratings reflects a positive uptick for this season. The 1.4 million viewers is the best viewership its had on SpikeTV.