For the first time ever in the head-to-head wrestling wars, we have a tie. NXT on the USA Network and AEW Dynamite on TNT both drew 787,000 overall viewers at the same time. The viewership for both telecasts were down from last week. AEW did edge out NXT in the younger demos scoring 0.28 in […]
Ticket demand tailing off for UFC 245
UFC ticket prices for the last major PPV of the year are up slightly since the promotion’s last event in Vegas. However, according to secondary ticket source SeatGeek, prices have been dipping for the last two weeks leading up to Covington-Usman. The “get-in” price for Saturday’s event is $1o6 (as of 5:30pm PT Wednesday) although […]
UFC signs deal with Snapchat
The UFC announced a content deal with Snapchat on Wednesday which commenced this week. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but under the agreement fans of the promotion will get another source for social media content. According to SportsBusiness.com, at least 200 pieces of content will be made available through Snapchat’s Discover page. This […]
UFC on ESPN 7 draws 1.071M viewers
UFC on ESPN 7 scored 1.071 million viewers for its main card on Saturday night and ranked 3rd overall in the key 18-49 adult demo for cable programs. The prelims drew 696,000 viewers as it preceded the main card on the network. The event featured Jairzinho Rozenstruik as he stopped Alistair Overeem with under 5 […]
Ruiz-Joshua 2 grows DAZN subs by 200K
The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger states that Ruiz-Joshua 2 drew around 1.8 million viewers on DAZN. He indicated that Saturday’s event drew approximately 200,000 new subscribers. The event featured the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz with Joshua regaining his titles back from Ruiz. The location of Saudi Arabia was somewhat controversial and with the […]