Although Deontay Wilder is scheduled to fight Chris Arreola on Fox next month, he’s embroiled in a court battle against Alexander Povetkin and his promoter, Andrey Ryabinskiy due to a purported failed drug test which scratched the fight between the two. On June 13, 2016, Wilder filed a lawsuit against Povetkin, Ryabinskiy and World of […]
PBC on CBS draws 2.12M viewers
Television By Numbers reports that PBC on CBS Saturday night drew 2.12 million viewers. It finished behind ABC and NBC in network ratings for its time slot. The event, which aired from 9-11pm ET on CBS, eatured Keith Thurman taking on Shawn Porter with Thurman emerging as the victor in a very good fight. The […]
UFC-Snapchat announce partnership
The UFC announced a multi-year partnership with Snapchat in which the company will provide coverage of event via its ‘Live’ product. The partnership will launch at UFC 200 on July 9th. Via UFC.com: Fight fans at UFC events, that also have the Snapchat mobile app on their iOS or Android devices will have the opportunity […]
TUF 23 Episode 10 draws low ratings due to soccer
The Ultimate Fighter Wednesday night was pushed back and moved to FS2 due to the Copa America soccer match delay. On FS2 it just generated 43,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It aired from 11-12am on FS2 and drew 27,000 in the Adult 18-49 range. This was probably not the best time for the sudden […]
Bellator 156 updated ratings
The adjusted rating for last Friday’s Bellator 156 on Spike TV drew 538,000 viewers. The increase includes the DVR + 3 rating for the event. Bellator 156 peaked at 707,000 viewers at 10:19 pm ET. The main event featured Marcos Galvao taking Eduardo Dantas. Dantas earned the unanimous decision. The overnight viewership for Friday’s card […]