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UFC on ESPN 46 draws 943K viewers

June 21, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 46 drew 943,000 viewers on Saturday night. The bulk of the telecast aired on ESPN while the first 39 minutes aired on ESPN2 and drew 589,000 viewers.

The ESPN portion drew 0.37 18-49, 0.19 F14-49, 0.56 M18-49, 0.39 18-34, 0.14 F12-34, 045 M12-34, 0.37 25-54, 0.36 in over 50.

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The ESPN2 portion which aired on the channel due to the overrun of the College World Series drew 0.23 18-49, 0.14 F1-49, 0.32 M18-49, 0.26 18-34, 0.11 F12-34, 0.28 M12-34, 0.22 25-54 and 0.23 in over 50.

The main event to this card saw Jared Cannonier defeat Marvin Vettori in a Fight of the Night.

The prelims aired on ESPN2 and drew 410,000 which was good enough for 10th place in cable for the night. It drew 0.15 in the 18-49 demo, 0.08 F18-49, 0.21 M18-49, 0.16 18-34, 0.06 F12-34, 0.17 M12-34, 0.16 25-54 and 0.17 in over 50.

Payout Perspective:

Despite the overrun, UFC fans tuned in and watched the card. ESPN won the night with 4 of the 5 top cable programs on the network. AEW Collision was 3rd on TNT.

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