UFC on Fox 25 drew 1.64 million viewers (according to TV By Numbers) making it the lowest overnight ratings for the company since it began airing fights on Fox. Despite the news, it tied with NBC’s Dateline for biggest rating for Adults in the 18-49 age range.
UFC Fight Night featured Chris Weidman taking on Kelvin Gastelum in the main event from Long Island, New York. Notably, their fight was not calculated in the overnight ratings because it started in the overrun.
In terms of overall viewership, UFC on Fox was last in its time slot among the other network shows. It did draw a 0.6 share among Adults 18-49 and a 3 share making it the best in its 2 hour time slot.
| 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 | |
| UFC on Fox 25 | 1,640,000 | ||
Payout Perspective:
This year’s July card did not match last year’s 2.44 million from UFC on Fox 20. We will see if the added ratings from the overrun will boost the show to over 2 million viewers. This makes 2 weeks in a row where Fox has aired a live combat sporting event and it has not produced ratings.
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