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 […]
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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 […]
TUF 26 Episode 11 draws 273,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter 26 Episode 11 drew 273,000 viewers last Wednesday on FS1 per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. According to ShowBuzz Daily, it drew 0.09 in the Adult 18-49 category. It was the penultimate episode of the season with Barb Honchak taking on Nicco Montano one semifinal. The 14th seed Montano scored another upset as […]
Report outlines Top Rank’s path to its ESPN deal
Last week’s Sports Business Journal reported on ESPN’s return to boxing. The article focused on Top Rank’s deal with ESPN this past July and how it transitioned from premium cable to basic cable. There was interest from Top Rank into obtaining a rights fee deal the likes of the UFC and Fox. A key point […]