The Professional Fighter’s League is back with NBC Sports Network as part of a one year revenue sharing deal according to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal. Previously the World Series of Fighting, the organization went through a regime change and renamed itself the PFL. This year it will offer a league setup with […]
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PFL: Everett draws 153,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network
The Professional Fighters League put on its second event in Everett, Washington on Saturday night. The main card which aired on NBC Sports Network drew 153,000 viewers per Nielsen. The event featured undefeated Andre Harrison as he soundly defeated Stephen Rodriguez in the main event. The telecast also featured Jake Shields and Yushin Okami. Both […]
The Ratings Buffet for week ending August 4th
It was an active week for The Ratings Buffet as Saturday saw three live events and Mayweather replays on ESPN2 are starting to surface in anticipation of later this month. Friday Spike TV: Bellator: NYC Replay: 539,000, 600,000 (DVR +3) FS1: UFC 214 Weigh-Ins 8pm ET: 245,000, Replay at 10pm ET 142,000 Saturday FXX: UFC […]
PFL 1 on NBCSN draws 291,000 viewers Friday night
The debut of the Pro Fighters League: Daytona drew 291,000 viewers on Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The 143-minute telecast drew a 0.06 rating in t he A18-49 demo. Under the World Series of Fighting name, the promotion last drew over 291,000 viewers on NBCSN at WSOF 10 when it garnered 365,000 viewers. […]
Will PBC turn strategy into media rights deal?
Sports Business Journal (subscription recommended) reports on the current status of Premier Boxing Champions and its strategy of time buys across a broad landscape of networks. The article looks at the ratings over the court of the innovative and risky experiment. The hope was to turn the time buys into a lucrative “rights fees” deal. […]