Anthony Joshua stopped Wladimir Klitschko to unify several Heavyweight belt before 90,000 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Joshua’s ascent to boxing superstar should help a sport in continued search of the next big star. Saturday’s fight aired in the United States on Showtime (live) and HBO (same-day tape). It was just the third time […]
TUF 25 episode 2 ratings improves from debut episode
The second episode of TUF 25 drew 372,000 viewers Wednesday night on FS1 according to ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 0.17 in the adult 18-49 rating. The second episode featured a fight between Eddie Gordon and Tom Gallicchio. The Dan Henderson-trained fighter, Gialicchio bested the former TUF winner Gordon via rear naked choke. The episode […]
Zuffa, White and Lesnar seek to stay discovery in Hunt lawsuit pending Motion to Dismiss
Zuffa and Dana White have filed a motion to stay discovery in the Mark Hunt case pending the company’s Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit which will be heard on May 15, 2017 in Nevada. According to the court filings, Brock Lesnar is likely to join the motion. Joining the motion essentially places the party in […]
TUF 25 Episode 1 up to 500K viewers in DVR ratings
The first episode of TUF 25 for this season scored 500,000 viewers in DVR +3 ratings on FS1 per Nielsen. It shows an increase of 74% from its live + same day rating. The two-hour debut this past Wednesday was the lowest-ever in the series franchise. The DVR viewership has been an increasing metric used […]
Porter-Berto fight draws 468,000 on Showtime
Showtime Boxing’s Andre Berto-Shawn Porter fight drew 468,000 network subscribers per ShowBuzz daily. The fight, which Porter won via TKO in the 9th round sets up another big fight with Keith Thurman. In addition to Berto-Porter, Showtime had two other fights prior to the main event. The network is on a roll this year and […]