UFC on ESPN 36 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The prelims drew a bigger number Saturday that the main card.
The Prelims aired at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET and drew 726,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo, 0.11 in F18-49, 0.37 M18-49, 0.19A18-34, 0.08 F12-34, 0.23M12-34, 0.27A25-54 and 0.31 in over 50.
The main card which followed at 7:00pm PT/10:00 pm ET drew 542,000 viewers, 0.17 in the A18-49, 0.09 in the F18-49, 0.26 M18-49, 0.11 in A18-34, 0.07 F12-34, 0.12 M12-34, 0.24 in A25-54 and 0.25 in over 50.
The Prelims placed 4th overall in the cable ratings after the three NHL Game 7 coverage on TNT and ESPN respectively. The main card placed 9th overall.
Payout Perspective:
Decent ratings for the UFC on ESPN telecast when there were bigger events on the same night including Showtime Boxing’s Charlo-Castano II event. In a rare instance, the Prelims did better than the main card which may be due in part to the later start for the main on the east coast.
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