UFC on ESPN 22 drew 953,000 viewers overall and 463,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims scored 879,000 viewers and 394,000 in the A18-49 demo. The main card and prelims placed 2nd and 3rd overall in cable ratings on Saturday.
The event featured Kevin Gastelum versus Robert Whittaker during the main card. The telecast drew 0.36 in the A18-49, 0.21 in F18-49, 0.51 in M18-49, 0.24 in A18-34, 0.18 in F12-34 0.21 in M12-34, 0.44 in A25-54, and 0.37 in over 50.
The prelims finished 3rd drawing 0.30 in A18-49, 0.21 in F18-49, 0.40 in M18-49, 0.24 in P18-34, 0.16 in F12-34, 0.25 in M12-34, 0.35 in A25-54, 0.37 in over 50.
Payout Perspective:
The ratings are very good considering that Triller held its PPV event which everyone was talking about on social media. The UFC finished second to the NBA which aired prior to the telecast on Saturday evening. The ratings reflect the fact that a great deal of the audience stayed throughout the entire evening which a great deal tuning into the prelims while gaining more for the main card. Also, the drop-off from the NBA 1.087M to the UFC Prelims 879K was relatively small.
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