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UFC on Fox 24 drew 1,996,000; Prelims draw 1,105,000

April 20, 2017 by Jason Cruz 6 Comments

UFC on Fox 24 drew 1,996,000 viewers on Fox Saturday afternoon in adjusted ratings to account for the overrun per Nielsen. The UFC Prelims drew 1,105,000 on Fox.

The main card peaked during the main event portion of the telecast with 2,874,000 viewers from 10-10:15pm ET.

UFC on Fox Ratings
Overnights Live + SD
UFC on Fox 1 5,700,000
UFC on Fox 2 4,570,000
UFC on Fox 3 2,250,000 2,400,000
UFC on Fox 4 2,360,000 2,400,000
UFC on Fox 5 3,410,000 4,400,000
UFC on Fox 6 3,770,000 4,220,000
UFC on Fox 7 3,300,000 3,700,000
UFC on Fox 8 2,040,000 2,380,000
UFC on Fox 9 2,410,000 2,800,000
UFC on Fox 10 2,550,000 3,220,000
UFC on Fox 11 1,990,000 2,500,000
UFC on Fox 12 2,020,000 2,500,000
UFC on Fox 13 2,270,000 2,800,000
UFC on Fox 14 2,820,000 3,049,000
UFC on Fox 15 2,430,000 2,745,000
UFC on Fox 16 2,290,000 2,800,000
UFC on Fox 17 2,280,000 2,781,000
UFC on Fox 18 2,430,000 2,685,000
UFC on Fox 19 2,130,000 2,500,000
UFC on Fox 20 2,440,000 2,975,000
UFC on Fox 21 2,200,000 1,983,000
UFC on Fox 22 2,690,000 3,178,000
UFC on Fox 23 2,020,000 2,189,000
UFC on Fox 24 1,740,000 1,996,000

In addition, the prelims drew 1,105,000 viewers.  The event aired on Fox and preceded the main card.

UFC on Fox 23 Prelims: 619,000 on FS1

UFC on Fox 22 Prelims: 679,000 on FS1

UFC on Fox 21 Prelims: 1,122,000 on Fox

UFC on Fox 20 Prelims: 1,261,000 on Fox

UFC on Fox 19 Prelims: 1,400,000 on Fox

UFC on Fox 18 Prelims: 702,000 on FS1

Payout Perspective:

The prelims were two hours and was the lowest rated in the history of the prelims on Fox.  The UFC on Fox 24 rating is the second lowest-rated ever in Fox history.  As pointed out by one of our readers, UFC on Fox 21 was slightly lower.

Filed Under: FOX, ratings, TV, UFC

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Thompson says

    April 20, 2017 at 3:18 pm

    Looks like 21 was lower but still impressive numbers. Ufc nearly broke 2 ratings records!

    Reply
    • Jason Cruz says

      April 20, 2017 at 4:17 pm

      You are right. I will make the change.

      Reply
  2. Thompson says

    April 20, 2017 at 4:52 pm

    Np

    Reply
  3. d says

    April 21, 2017 at 6:42 am

    Demetrious Johnson is not a draw. His ratings are always low unless there are co-mains or undercard fights that give the ratings a bump.

    In other news- PBC has been dumped by NBC, meanwhile the UFC on FOX is going to more than double their tv contract revenue when they renegotiate soon.

    Reply
  4. MMAtruth says

    April 23, 2017 at 10:01 am

    D spins more than the laundromat that washes his signed brock lesnar underwear

    Reply
  5. d says

    April 23, 2017 at 10:24 pm

    MMAtruth loves fixated on men and their underwear. That’s weird.

    Reply

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