Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer revealed in his latest Newsletter the pay-per-view numbers from the last year of the UFC PPV model on ESPN. The UFC moved to Paramount+ and now fans can watch via a subscription model in addition to certain fights airing on the network. Meltzer’s numbers are from 5 events staring […]
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WWE first PLE on ESPN September 20th
The WWE PLE deal will start earlier than we thought as the company announced that it will air Wrestlepalooza on September 20th on ESPN+. The Premium Live Event will be the first under the new partnership between WWE and ESPN. The companies announced the new partnership earlier this month in which WWE would air its […]
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UFC 313 PPV Prelims draws over 1 million viewers on ESPN
UFC 313 took place on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The UFC PPV Prelims drew 1.194 million viewers on ESPN per Programming Insider. The ratings were aided by the lead-in of the Duke-UNC game. The ESPN PPV Prelims were 50 minutes late on ESPN due to the college basketball game which drew 2.998 million viewers. […]
UFC 312 PPV Prelims draw 881K viewers
UFC 312 PPV Prelims on ESPN2 drew 881,000 viewers per ESPN2 per Programming Insider. The telecast drew an estimated 529,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and an estimated 521,000 in the A25-54 demo. The telecast aired on ESPN2 due to College Basketball. The telecast featured Gabriel Santos and Jack Jenkins with the Brazilian earning the […]