The UFC announced it the UFC Freedom 250 card drew 34 million total global viewers. According to the promotion it was the most-watched UFC event ever in the U.S. Previously, the UFC announced 8.2 million people tuned in in the U.S. and Latin America. In the U.S. an average of 7 million people watched the […]
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FBI thwarts alleged plot to attack UFC White House event
The FBI announced that a plot to “jump start” a revolution involving drone strikes and snipers was stopped. The FBI arrested 5 men including a 19 year old. ESPN reports that the criminal complaint filed by the FBI described the claimed attack to be started with drone strikes and when evacuations would commence, snipers would […]
9M viewers is the goal for Rousey for Netflix event
It is fight week for Most Valuable Promotions MMA event on Netflix. Ronda Rousey takes on Gina Carano this Saturday and during media rounds Rousey has a goal for the event. Rousey wants to beat the 8.8 million viewers that watched Junior Dos Santos face Cain Velasquez on Fox in 2011. The fight, which lasted […]
Go Home Show for Wrestlemania draws 1.58M viewers
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.58M viewers for the last show prior to Wrestlemania 42. The telecast drew 572,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Programming Insider. The telecast was the highest-rated show for Smackdown in 2026 which boded well for Wrestlemania. The telecast was mainly a recap show but did include the Andre the […]
ESPN ratings for first hour of Wrestlemania 42
For the first time, we could see how many people tuned in to watch Wrestlemania. ESPN showed the first hour of each night with the rest on the ESPN Unlimited App. The first night Saturday scored 1.62M viewers per Nielsen. On Sunday, it drew 1.82M viewers. The telecast on Saturday featured crossover stars Logan Paul […]