This past Tuesday’s ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on professional wrestler “Nature Boy” Ric Flair drew 1.831 million viewers. It was the highest-rated cable program on Tuesday. The documentary, directed by Rory Karpf, looked at the life and times of Ric Flair including the good and bad of the character and person. The documentary was […]
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TUF 26 Episode 9 draws 239,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday
The Ultimate Fighter 26, episode 9 drew 239,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The show featured two quarterfinal fights as Roxanne Modafferi stopped Emily Whitmire and Sijara Eubanks defeated DeAnna Bennett. The episode focused on the weight-cutting of Eubanks as she struggled to make the mandatory weight while Lauren Murphy was waiting to […]
PFL draws 238K unique viewers for last Thursday’s online event
The Professional Fighters League announced it drew its largest online audience ever for its card last Thursday. The online streams provided 238,000 unique views. The four-bout card was on a Thursday and went up against NFL Thursday night football, NBA and NHL on television. The event was headlined by Blagoy Ivanov vs. Caio Alencar. It […]
Wilder-Stiverne II draws 824,000 viewers on Showtime
The Deontay Wilder-Bermane Stiverne rematch on Showtime Saturday night drew 824,000 viewers and peaked at 887,000 according to Nielsen Media research. The fight lasted just 2 minutes and 59 seconds as Wilder destroyed Stiverne sending him to the canvas 3 times. According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, it was the second-most watched Showtime fight of 2017. […]
UFC 217 posts best prelims ratings of year despite preemption
The UFC 217 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.276M viewers on FS1 Saturday. Despite starting on FS2 due to an overrun from the Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. game, the Prelims posted its best ratings this year. The prelims were headlined by James Vick taking on Joe Duffy. Vick one via stoppage with a second to spare in the […]