UFC Fight Night 96 drew 657,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. It’s the lowest-rated Fight Night since May’s UFC Fight Night 87.
The event started an hour later than most, 11pm ET, due to college football and ran until 1:26 am ET. The main event featured John Lineker and John Dodson with Lineker taking a split decision.
The main card drew 394,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo.
The prelims drew 294,000 viewers which was the lowest-rating of the year. It drew 151,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo.
The post-fight show on FS1 drew 250,000 viewers (139,000 A18-49) from 1:25-2:25am ET per Sports TV Ratings.
| UFC Fight Night 2016 | ||||
| Main Card | Prelims | |||
| UFC Fight Night 81 | 2,288,000 | 1,767,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 82 | 1,300,000 | 1,093,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 83 | 983,000 | 829,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 85 | 1,149,000 | 766,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 86 | 781,000 | 443,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 87 | 656,000 | 494,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 88 | 757,000 | 469,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 89 | 964,000 | 369,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 91 | 609,000 | 311,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 92 | 863,000 | 662,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 94 | 826,000 | 637,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 95 | 1,109,000 | 582,000 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 96 | 657,000 | 294,000 | ||
Payout Perspective:
It’s likely the ratings took a dip due to the late start and college football. Flyweights as a main event may have also contributed to the lower ratings.
every sport takes the backseat to football be it nfl or college