WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.105 million viewers in the first hour and 1.980 million viewers in the second according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast went up against the NBA Finals on ABC which drew 4.3 million in the second hour of WWE Smackdown. The A18-49 demo slipped per Nielsen as […]
Report: UFC 253 draws 700K worldwide buys
The Athletic reports that UFC 253 this past Saturday drew 700,000 worldwide buys on ESPN+. The main event featured Israel Adesanya as he took on Paulo Costa. The 700K buys ties it with UFC 249 this past May as Justin Gaethje fought Tony Ferguson in the main event. UFC 251 is this year’s reported high […]
Report: ESPN did not pressure the UFC to return to action
The Sports Business Journal reports that ESPN did not pressure the UFC in a return back to the Octagon during the pandemic. In an interview with the UFC’s COO Lawrence Epstein, he indicated that despite the lack of programming, the network did not attempt to apply pressure on them. The article does not inquire as […]
AEW 866K, NXT 732K
AEW drew 866,000 viewers on TNT Wednesday night winning the ratings race yet again with NXT. The WWE product drew 732,000 viewers on the USA Network. AEW finished 12th overall in cable on Wednesday night as it drew 0.33 in the A18-49 demo, 0.23 F18-49, 0.44 M18-49, 0.29 P18-34, 0.16 F12-34, 0.12 M12-34, 0.40P25-54, 0.34 […]