Nielsen has provided some additional ratings from this past weekend’s Mayweather-McGregor fight. Notably, the prelims drew 2,568,000 viewers across Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox Sports Go. The show peaked at 3,110,000 viewers.
The Prelims on Fox drew 2,438,000 from 7-9pm ET. In the A18-49 category, it drew 1,156,000 viewers and was up over 150% versus the average to date for Fox boxing telecasts.
The first prelim bout on the show drew 2,360,000 viewers. The show peaked at 3,110,000 from the 8:45-9pm ET quarter hour. This was during the welterweight fight between Yordenis Ugas and Thomas Dulorme. Ugas defeated Dulorme.
Other ratings from the telecasts associated with The Money Fight include:
- Mayweather-McGregor Prefight Show 1,463,000
- Mayweather-McGregor Postfight Show 368,000
- Mayweather-McGregor Weigh-In 287,000
- PBC on FS1 drew 269,000 viewers on Friday night.
Also, a replay of All Access Mayweather/McGregor on FS1 drew 215,000 viewres.
Payout Perspective:
The ratings reflect the immense popularity of The Money Fight. Ratings were up across the board for the Prelims as well as the pre/post and weigh-in shows. Despite the technical issues, the marketing and promotion of the fight had people buzzing to watch this fight.
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