Variety reports that ESPN has added additional events to its agreement with the UFC which now values the overall deal at $1.5 billion over the course of the multi-year pact. The latest news all but ensures that Fox, which secured the rights to WWE’s Smackdown on Monday, is done with the UFC after its 7 […]
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Lomachenko-Linares draw 1.024M on ESPN
ESPN Top Rank Boxing Saturday night scored 1.024 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The feature bout saw Vasiliy Lomachenko stop Jorge Linares. The event began earlier than most main events with it starting around 6:30pm on the west coast. The event scored 0.35 in the A18-49 demo. It drew 0.51 in the […]
Report: UFC nearing next TV deal?
Variety reports that ESPN and Fox Sports are coming together to bid for the television rights for the UFC. The companies will split the UFC TV package and we will see 15 fight events moving to new subscription streaming service ESPN+. ESPN, according to sources, ESPN is willing to pay $120-$180 million per year. Fox […]
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN draws 407,000 viewers
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 407,000 viewers Saturday night. The event headlined by Jose Martinez and Alejandro Santiago garnered 104,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast aired about the same time as the Elite Eight game between Florida State and Michigan. The NCAA game on […]
ESPN scores highest cable boxing ratings in 2018 thus far
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew over 1 million viewers for its Saturday night telecast featuring Oscar Valdez and Scott Quigg scored 1,082,000 on Saturday night. The 123-minute telecast drew a 0.37 rating in the A18-49 demo. According to Nielsen, the Andy Vences-Erick De Leon fight was the highest-rated boxing event on cable for 2018 […]