Top Rank Box on ESPN Saturday night scored big with 1.166 million viewers on the network for the Shakur Stevenson versus Oscar Valdez fight. It was second to only the NFL Draft in the ratings for Saturday. The telecast drew 500,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a household rating of 0.66. Broken down, the […]
UFC closes media rights deal in South Korea
The Sports Business Journal reports that it has a new media rights deal for South Korea. CJ ENM is the new media rights holder under a multiyear agreement. CJ ENM purchased an 80% stake in the Endeavor Content scripted studio last year. Although terms were not released, based on previous indications from Endeavor, it likely […]
Dark Side of the Ring canceled by Vice
The highest-rated and most popular series in Vice Network TV history has been cancelled. Dark Side of the Ring, the popular cult documentary show that followed some of the untold stories in pro wrestling was cancelled by the network on Monday per Dave Meltzer. The show was not on the programming lineup for the 2022-23 […]
UFC on ESPN 35 bonuses
UFC on ESPN 35 took place on Saturday night at the UFC Apex. Co-headliner Marlon Vera earned $100,000 for his victory over Rob Font for Fight of the Night due to Font’s weight miss. Vera earned a unanimous decision victory over Font in the main event. Not only did Font lose the fight, missing weight […]
AEW Dynamite (04.27) draws 921,000 viewers
AEW Dynamite on TBS drew 921,000 viewers on Wednesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was good enough for 4th overall in cable ratings for the night. The telecast drew 0.33 in A18-49 demo, 0.21 F18-49, 0.44M18-49, 0.19A18-34, 0.15 F12-34, 0.18 M12-34, 0.39 A25-54 and 0.38 in over 50. The event went opposite the […]