The debut of The Ultimate Fighter 27 featuring coaches Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic on FS1 drew 200,000 viewers Wednesday. The telecast is the lowest debut yet for the TUF franchise. Last spring’s TUF 25 drew 288,000 viewers with coaches T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt. This fall’s TUF 26 drew 308,000 with coaches Justin Gaethje […]
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UFC on Fox 29 draws over 2M viewers; Prelims on Fox 970K
UFC on Fox 29 drew 2,020,000 viewers including the overrun for the main event featuring Dustin Poirier-Justin Gaethje. The UFC on Fox 29 Prelims which aired on Fox prior to the main card drew 970,000 viewers. UFC on Fox 29 drew 790,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and an overall household rating of 1.25. The […]
Report: UFC nearing next TV deal?
Variety reports that ESPN and Fox Sports are coming together to bid for the television rights for the UFC. The companies will split the UFC TV package and we will see 15 fight events moving to new subscription streaming service ESPN+. ESPN, according to sources, ESPN is willing to pay $120-$180 million per year. Fox […]
[UPDATED with CA ratings] Bellator MMA draws just 242K on Paramount Network
Bellator MMA drew just 242,000 viewers on The Paramount Network Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The simulcast on CMT drew an additional 161,000. In the main event, Michael Chandler defeated Brandon Girtz in the first round via technical submission with an arm triangle choke after Girtz was put to sleep with the submission. […]
UFC on Fox 29 draws 1.78M viewers
UFC on Fox 29 drew 1.78 million viewers on Saturday according to Television By Numbers. It is the 6th straight UFC on Fox event that failed to draw 2 million viewers. The main event featuring Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier went on past the 7pm PT time slot so there will be additional viewers tacked […]