UFC Fight Night 1 on ESPN Sunday night drew 1.463 million viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which preceded the main card drew 988,000 viewers. It was the first event for the promotion with its new network partner as the prelims and main card were aired on ESPN. The telecasts went up against […]
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UFC Fight Night on ESPN 1 draws big ratings
ESPN reports that Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night on ESPN 1 drew a 1.1 metered market rating while the prelims drew a 0.7 rating. Overall, ESPN indicated that the five-hour window on ESPN drew an average of 0.9. The partnership between the UFC and ESPN is going well for the promotion as through 3 linear […]
UFC on ESPN 1 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC on ESPN 1 took place on Sunday night with the whole card airing on the main network. The event took place at The Talking Stick Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. The Fight of the Night went to Vincente Luque and Bryan Barbaerena in a heavy-hitting welterweight matchup. Luque outlasted Barbarena with seconds to spare in […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN (2/10) draws 655,000 viewers
The ESPN airing of Top Rank Boxing on Sunday night drew 655,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 233,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and drew a 0.44 share. The event featured Jose Ramirez taking on Jose Zepeda with Ramirez winning and retaining his junior welterweight title via majority decision. The […]