Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 686,000 Saturday night on the network which improved on the three prior cards on ESPN. According to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily), the 110 minute event drew 0.20 in the A18-49 demo. The event saw Bryant Jennings win via 9th round TKO over Alexander Dimitrenko. In the opener of the […]
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White confirms TUF to continue in new ESPN deal
Dana White has confirmed that The Ultimate Fighter will continue as part of the ESPN deal despite record-low ratings the past several seasons on FS1. After the season finale of Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night, White told reporters of the future of the series. “There’s still a huge market for ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’ […]
UFC 227: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 227 taking place in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. The show featured two championship fights with one title change. Dillashaw retains title in stoppage of Garbrandt T.J. Dillashaw successfully defended his UFC Bantamweight title over Cody Garbrandt with a […]
HBO Boxing’s Kovalev-Alvarez event averages 731,000
HBO’s Boxing After Dark featuring Sergey Kovalev and Eleider Alvarez drew 731,000 Saturday night as the featured fight on the telecast according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). Alvarez upset Kovalev with a ref stoppage after two knockdowns in round seven. Kovalev appeared to be ahead up until the seventh. The fight peaked at 813,000 viewers. […]
PBC on Fox draws 933,000 viewers
PBC on Fox drew 933,000 viewers on Saturday according to Nielsen via Television By Numbers. It is the third lowest rating for the PBC telecast on the network. Andre Berto and Devon Alexander met in the main event of the telecast with Berto winning a decision over Alexander. It drew a 0.2 rating in the […]