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UFC Fight Night Vegas 22 draws 721K viewers

March 23, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC Fight Night Vegas 22 drew 721,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night.  The prelims drew 438,000 viewers preceding the main card. The main card drew 0.21 in the A18-49 demo, 0.13 in F18-49, 0.29 M18-49, 0.13 A18-34, 0.09 F12-34, 0.14 M12-34, 0.28 A25-54 and 0.36 in over 50.  The main card finished 22nd overall in […]

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Top Rank Boxing draws 771K for Berchelt/Valdez

February 23, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Top Rank Boxing on Saturday night drew 771,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The telecast featured Miguel Berchelt taking on Oscar Valdez. In an upset Valdez knocked out Berchelt to win the WBC super featherweight title. Valdez took out the previously undefeated Berchelt in the 10th round of their 12th round matchup.  The […]

Filed Under: boxing, ESPN, ratings, Top Rank

Top Rank Boxing Saturday night drew 584K opposite UFC 258

February 20, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Top Rank Boxing last Saturday night drew 584,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The event also drew 226,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo.  The telecast on ESPN featured Richard Comney as he defeated Jackson Marinez via KO in the 6th round.  The telecast aired opposite the UFC 258 PPV .  It drew a 0.34 […]

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UFC 258 Prelims draw 794K viewers on ESPN

February 17, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC 258 Prelims on ESPN drew 794,000 viewers Saturday night.  The event preceded the PPV telecast on ESPN +. It finished 13th overall in the cable ratings with the first 12 ahead of the telecast were Impeachment-related content.  The 2-hour telecast drew 0.28 in the A18-49 demo, 0.39 in the M18-49, 0.18 M18-34, 029 […]

Filed Under: ESPN, Prelims, ratings, UFC

ESPN issues statement, sort of, related to Dana White’s comments on Ariel Helwani

February 15, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

According to a Forbes.com report, ESPN has issued a statement in light of the Dana White calling Ariel Helwani a douche.  As you might expect, it was tempered in a way as not to create waves with its partner, the UFC. The UFC did not immediately issue a statement after White responded to a reporter’s […]

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