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UFC on ESPN 50 draws 1.035M viewer average

August 8, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 50 took place in Nashville on Saturday and many fans tuned in. It drew an average of 1.035M viewers per Nielsen. The event featured Corey Sandhagen taking on Rob Font in the main event. The fans did not like the lack of action during the 5 round fight which Sandhagen won. The […]

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UFC on ESPN 49 draws 995,000 viewer average

July 18, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 49 averaged 995,000 viewers per Nielsen via SportsMediaWatch. The telecast drew a 0.54 rating in the 18-49 demo and was up from two weeks earlier. The UFC Fight Night Prelims drew 745,000 viewers and a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demo. The event took place in the evening with a 7pm PT […]

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UFC 290 Prelims draw combined 1.9M viewers on ESPN and ABC

July 12, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC 290 Prelims aired on ESPN and ABC this past Saturday and drew nearly 2 million viewers. According to the Sports Business Journal, it was the second most-viewed UFC event on linear TV during the Disney era. The UFC 290 Prelims on ESPN drew an average of 704,000 viewers and 0.4 in the 18-49 […]

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UFC on ESPN 48 draws 841K viewers

July 6, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 48 drew 841,000 viewers on Saturday night and drew 0.29 in the 18-49 demo per Sports Media Watch. The telecast featured Sean Strickland as he knocked out Abus Magomedov in the second round. The telecast was the 9th ranked show in Cable Sports TV in the 18-49 while the prelims were the […]

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As exclusive negotiating window with ESPN ends, PFL eyes big media rights deal

June 29, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Sports Business Journal reports that the PFL’s exclusive negotiating window with ESPN has ended and the promotion is exploring other options. The organization is open to M&A opportunities to try to gain marketshare.  PFL told SBJ that it is seeing “very broad and very intense interest” in its product.  PFL’s found & Chair Donn […]

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