WWE Friday Night Smackdown ratings fell once again to 2.445 million viewers in the first hour and 2.255 million viewers in the second. Also, the viewership for the A18-49 fell to 0.7 which tied with CBS’s Hawaii Five-O. The ratings are the lowest for the series since its debut on Fox. It drew a 4 […]
PFL finalist Pineda fails NAC drug test
MMA Junkie reports that PFL featherweight finalist Daniel Pineda has failed a Nevada Athletic Commission-administered-test. The news could knock Pineda out of a chance for $1 million in the final against Lance Palmer on December 31st. At this point, the NAC and the promotion have not made an official statement although Junkie reached out to […]
AEW draws 957K viewers, NXT 750K viewers in 7th week of head-to-head competition
Fox, WWE bullish over SmackDown start on network
Speaking at an industry conference this week, Fox and the WWE are pleased with the ratings. The feeling from the parties is that “Friday Night SmackDown” “reaches a much broader audience than many people realize. Despite the fact that the overall ratings have trended down and usually third in networks ratings behind CBS, ABC and […]
IBF rules that Pulev to get winner of Ruiz-Joshua
MMA Payout has learned that the IBF has ruled on the appeal of presumptive number one heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev and determined that he will get the next shot at the title. But that will happen after Ruiz fights Anthony Joshua. Pulev filed an appeal to the IBF citing that he should be the one […]