Showtime Boxing’s live event featuring Anthony Joshua in Wales drew 334,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. Joshua easily defeated Carlos Takam after the challenger filled in for injured Kubrat Pulev. Joshua, the main draw for the show sold out Principality Stadium in the UK. According to reports, there were close to 80,000 people […]
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HBO Boxing telecast tops out at 613,000 viewer average for undercard
HBO’s Boxing telecast on Saturday night drew an average of 613,000 viewers for Demetrius Andrade and Alantez Fox per Nielsen according to ShowBuzz Daily. The main event between Albert Machado and Jezreel Corrales drew 545,000 viewers. The 47 minute Andrade-Fox fight, which Andrade won, peaked at 685,000 viewers per Nielsen. It drew 0.22 in the […]
Bellator 185 draws 476,000 viewers
Bellator 185 drew 476,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the debut of former UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi as he defeated Alexander Shlemenko. Payout Perspective: The ratings are a modest boost from the last Bellator show but you would have expected a little more considering […]
TUF 26 Episode 7 draws 316,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 26 Episode 7 drew 316,000 on FS1 Wednesday night. The fight of the telecast featured Melinda Fabian taking on Rachael Ostovich. It was Ostovich that came out victorious. Notably, the MLB Playoff game between the Astros and Yankees preceded TUF and scored over 5 million viewers on Fox Sports with the post-game […]
Showtime Boxing event Saturday peaks with first two fights
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday night’s Showtime card had its best viewership prior to the main event. Erislandy Lara’s win over Terrell Gausha drew 399,000 viewers and peaked at 476,000 Showtime subscribers according to Nielsen. But the Jermell Charlo Erickson Lubin fight averaged 495,000 viewers and peaked with 537,000. The first fight between Jarrett […]