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AEW 977K, NXT 586K

January 4, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

AEW drew 977K viewers last Wednesday for the Brodie Lee tribute show. 4th overall in cable.  NXT drew 586K viewers opposite #AEW Ratings per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily Only the Cotton Bowl and its associated pre and postgame telecasts outdrew AEW Wednesday night.  AEW drew 0.40 in the A18-49 demo, 0.54 in the M18-49 demo, […]

Filed Under: AEW-NXT Ratings, pro wrestling

WWE Friday Night Smackdown pulls back from Christmas night viewership high

January 3, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Friday Night Smackdown saw ratings pull back for the first night of 2021 as it drew 1.996 million in the first hour and 1.834 million in the second hour. The two-hour telecast drew 0.5 in the A18-49 demo.  It also drew a 3 share in the M18-49 demo over the two hours.  It did […]

Filed Under: Friday Night SmackDown, WWE

2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 1 COVID-19 halts all sports and the return of events during a pandemic

January 2, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

It is obvious that the biggest business story of 2020 was the pandemic and how it affected MMA in 2020.  Despite the state-mandated closures, the UFC was dead-set on trying to run cards.  You might recall it was one of the last to run a live card before a global shutdown, as a card in […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, Featured, UFC

2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 2 Judge grants class certification in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit

January 1, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit has been dormant in 2020 partly due to the pandemic but mainly the parties waited in anticipation of a ruling from last year’s evidentiary hearing and the class action certification.  In December, Judge Richard Boulware granted the plaintiffs a major victory by certifying the class of athletes affected per the claims […]

Filed Under: Antitrust Class Action, Featured, legal, UFC

2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 3 Conor McGregor returns

January 1, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

2020 saw the return of Conor McGregor to the Octagon as he made short work of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246.  It was the first time he had been in the Octagon since October 2018. Yet, the less than a round in January 2020 was the only action we saw of McGregor. His return garnered […]

Filed Under: Featured, pay-per-view, UFC

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