Endeavor’s president Mark Shapiro is happy that the UFC is doing so well on ESPN and was highlighted by Disney Chari Bob Iger during last week’s earnings call for the company. Shapiro also noted the success of last month’s UFC 246 which he remarked reached a high of 50,000 PPV buys in 1 minute. Per […]
Showtime Boxing draws 361K for Gary Russell, Jr. feature
Showtime Boxing Saturday night scored 361,000 viewers for the featured bout between Gary Russell, Jr and Tugstogt Nyambayar. The undercard bout featured Guillermo Rigondeaux as he returned to the ring with a victory over Liborio Solis. The fight drew 312,000 viewers. The fight between Jaime Arboleda and Jayson Velez drew 277,000 viewers. Arboleda defeated Velez […]
UFC 247 Prelims draw 1.491 after basketball overrun
The UFC 247 Prelims on ESPN drew 1.491 million viewers after almost an hour overrun due to the overtime game between North Carolina and Duke. Notably, the college basketball game between the two rivals drew 2.674 million viewers on ESPN. Due to the overrun, the UFC 247 Prelims were aired on ESPN News which drew […]
WWE chooses LA for Wrestlemania 37
On Monday, the WWE announced that WrestleMania 37 will take place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The event will take place on March 28, 2021. The last time the marquee-event for the company took place in Southern California was at the Staples Center in 2005. This year, the event takes place at Raymond […]
WWE Smackdown posts 2.5M viewer average opposite Dem Debate
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew an average of 2.547 million viewers over its 2 hour telecast on Fox. Notably, there was little drop off from the first to the second hour. Smackdown drew 2.555M viewers in the first hour and 2.539M viewers in the second hour. It drew a 0.7 rating in the A18-49 demo […]