The UFC 235 Prelims aired Saturday on ESPN and drew one of the highest-rated telecasts in promotion history. The telecast drew 1.480M viewers and another 815,000 in the A18-49 demo according to Nielsen. The prelims aired prior to Saturday’s UFC 235 PPV taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card featured […]
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UFC 235 Prelims average 1.0 metered market rating
ESPN is reporting that the UFC 235 Prelims averaged a 1.0 metered market rating. Despite starting 15 minutes late due to a college basketball overrun, the telecast marked the fourth consecutive highest-rated UFC telecast on cable since 2017. The telecast featured Zabit Magomedsharipov and Jeremy Stephens with the Russian star winning the fight via unanimous […]
ESPN and PFL enter into multi-year deal to air on network and ESPN+
ESPN and The Professional Fighters League (PF) have reached a multi-year deal with the network making it the home of the promotion. It will now become stablemates with the UFC on the network as it begins its second season of the PFL format in May. ESPN and ESPN+ will become the exclusive media home for […]
UFC Fight Night 1 on ESPN draws 1.463M viewers, Prelims 988,000
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 […]
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 […]