Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 388,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event went up against the NFL Playoffs on Saturday night. The event from Atlantic City, New Jersey featured Joe Smith, Jr. as he faced Jesse Hart. Smith, Jr. won a split decision. During the fight, a massive brawl broke […]
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PFL’s New Year’s Eve Finale draws 361,000 viewers on ESPN2
The PFL Championships on New Years Eve on ESPN2 Tuesday drew 361,000 viewers. The event featured the conclusion of the promotion’s second season with its tournament format for a $1 million prize. Notably, it outdrew the NBA game between Denver and Houston on NBA TV at the same time. The PFL Championship aired from New […]
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UFC 245 draws 865,000 viewers on ESPN2
The UFC 245 Prelims on ESPN2 this past Saturday drew 865,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured the hard-hitting matchup between Geoff Neal and Mike Perry. Neal won via stoppage in the first round. The short timeframe of the feature as well as the preceding fight KO by Irena Aldana of […]
Top Rank draws 1.35M viewers for Crawford event
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 1.35 million viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the title defense of Terrence Crawford. Crawford faced Egidijus Kavaliauskas in a mandatory title defense of his WBO welterweight title. The event drew 0.43 in the Adults 18-49 demo and 0.66 among Males in the A18-49 demo. It […]