Top Rank Boxing drew 781,000 viewers on Saturday per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured the return of Teofimo Lopez as he took on Josh Taylor in a junior welterweight matchup.
The telecast finished 5th overall in cable viewership for the night. The telecast drew 0.22 in the 18-49 demo, 0.11 F18-49, 0.32 M18-49, 0.15 18-34,0.07 F12-34, 0.17 M12-34, 0.29 25-54 and 0.39 in the over 50 category.
The telecast landed 5th in cable ratings with its lead-in, the UFC 289 Prelims drawing 999,000 viewers. The NHL Stanley Cup Finals coverage were 1st and 3rd and the UFC 289 Early Prelims landed right in front of the Top Rank telecast.
It was the 4th Top Rank Boxing telecast on ESPN. Shakur Stevenson’s feature bout drew 804,000 viewers (0.22 18-49). The Jose Ramirez-Richard Comney drew 639,000 viewers (0.17). The February 3rd edition of Top Rank drew 403,000 viewers (0.15). Finally, the first telecast of 2023, the January 14th edition drew 353,000 viewers (0.09).
Payout Perspective:
The ratings are good considering the late start on the east coast and many of the viewers that were watching UFC were going to watch the PPV. It was the second-best viewership of 2023. One might have thought this could have done better with a good matchup on paper and the return of Lopez. Still, a decent rating.
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