The UFC 218 Prelims drew 694,000 viewers Saturday night on FS1 according to Nielsen. According to ShowBuzz Daily, it drew 0.26 in A18-49 demo. The event fetured Charles Oliviera and Paul Felder. The Irish Dragon defeated DoBronx via tap to strikes. The event also featured one of the fights of the year as Yancy Medeiros […]
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Bellator 189 draws 439,000 viewers on Spike
Bellator 189 drew 439,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Julia Budd defending her Featherweight championship against Arlene Blencowe. It was Budd’s first title defense as she defeated Blencowe for the second time. The event took place in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Payout Perspective: The UFC edged out Bellator […]
TUF 26 Finale draws 501,000 on FS1; Prelims draw 361,000
The Ultimate Fighter 26 drew 501,000 viewers on FS1 Friday night. The prelims which preceded the event drew 361,000 viewers. The TUF 26 pre-fight show drew 148,000 at 7pm ET on FS1. The one-hour precursor to the fights drew 0.06 in the A18-49 demo. The prelims drew 0.12 in the A18-49 demo starting at 8pm […]
TUF 26 Episode 12 draws 220,000 viewers on FS1
Kovalev fight draws second-highest rating boxing event on HBO this year
Coming back from his loss to Andre Ward, Sergey Kovalev returned to HBO and drew one of the best ratings for a live event on the network this year. According to Nielsen, his fight with Vyacheslav Shabranskyy drew an average of 869,000 viewers peaking at 900,000 viewers Saturday night. Kovalev’s fight lasted just two rounds […]