AXS TV and Fight Network are partnering with Combate Americas in becoming the exclusive English-language broadcaster of Combate Americas MMA events in the United States and Canada. The announcement coincided with a press event which also included promoting the upcoming December 7th PPV MMA event featuring Tito Ortiz and Alberto “El Patron” Rodriguez. Financial details […]
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Friday Night Smackdown draws 2.52M in its return to Fox
Friday Night Smackdown returned to Fox on Friday night and drew 2.52 million viewers according to Television By Numbers. The WWE was on FS1 last Friday due to the World Series. It returned to the network although most of the talent scheduled to appear on Friday night were still in Saudi Arabia due to an […]
AEW and NXT down due in part to World Series
AEW Dynamite on Wednesday night drew 759,000 viewers on TNT according to Nielsen. NXT on the USA Network drew 580,000 on a night when Game 7 of the World Series drew over 23 million viewers on Fox. It was the lowest rating for both wrestling telecasts. Notably, the ratings for the Game 7 World Series […]
WWE reports Q3 earnings
The WWE announced its 3rd quarter earnings for 2019 on Thursday. The company beat analyst estimates on its projected earnings, but they are still down compared to last year. The company announced revenues of $186.3 million in comparison to $188.4 million in 2018. The operating income was $6.4 million with the adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income […]
AEW and NXT both tumble in TV ratings
The Wednesday night professional wrestling wars continued although both shows experienced a decrease in viewership which might be attributed to the return of the NBA and Game 2 of the World Series on Fox. AEW on TNT drew an overall viewership of 963,000, its first time under 1 million viewers. On The USA Network, NXT […]