The prelims for UFC 248 drew 1.195 million viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The Prelims were second in overall cable ratings only to its lead-in, the college basketball game between UNC-Duke.
The game between the two rivals drew 2.232 million viewers. Once again, there was an overrun but a slight one this time of just 7 minutes. The prelims drew 0.48 in the A18-49 demo and 0.66 in the M18-49 demo.
The prelims featured the return of Sean O’Malley as he easily handled Jose Quinonez with a KO in the very first round.
UFC Prelims 2020
UFC 248: 1.195M
UFC 247: 1.491M
UFC 246: 1.767M
Payout Perspective:
Strong ratings thus far for the prelims in 2020. Maybe this past Saturday’s ratings were the most impressive considering it was not attached to a big name UFC star on the tail end of the PPV (i.e., Conor McGregor, Jon Jones). The UNC-Duke game helped although there was a considerable drop-off in viewers which goes to show you know every basketball fan is an MMA fan. Still, the prelims in 2020 are off to a sizzling start.
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