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UFC on ESPN 41 (San Diego) draws 797K viewers

August 17, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC San Diego this past Saturday drew 797,000 viewers on ESPN with it getting 356,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.

The main card on ESPN finished 5th overall on cable Saturday after the 4 NFL Preseason games on the NFL Network.  The Prelims finished 9th overall. 

The main card which featured Marlon Vera and Dominick Cruz drew 0.27 in the A18-49 demo, 0.16 in F18-49, 0.39 in M18-49, 0.20 in A18-34, 0.12 in F12-34, 0.19 in M12-34, 0.32 in A25-54 and 0.35 in over 50. 

The prelims drew 0.15 in the A18-49, 0.06 F18-49, 0.23 M18-49, 0.09 A18-34, 0.12 F12-34, 0.10 M12-34, 0.19 A25-54 and 0.22 in over 50. 

The ratings are better than last week’s show from The Apex which drew 734K viewers and 310K in the A18-49 demo and the prelims drew 191K viewers. 

Saturday’s event did have an intriguing main feature of Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera

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