Showtime Boxing’s Andre Berto-Shawn Porter fight drew 468,000 network subscribers per ShowBuzz daily. The fight, which Porter won via TKO in the 9th round sets up another big fight with Keith Thurman. In addition to Berto-Porter, Showtime had two other fights prior to the main event. The network is on a roll this year and […]
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Bellator 178 peaked with over 1M viewers
Bellator 178 this past Friday drew 733,000 viewers in DVR+3 ratings per Nielsen. The main event between Patricio Friere and Daniel Strauss scored 933,000 viewers on Spike TV. The peak viewership for the event was 1,033,000 viewers. The ratings improved over the overnight and same day rating of 674,000 viewers. Payout Perspective: Not bad numbers […]
Bellator 178 draws 674,000 viewers
Bellator 178 on Spike TV Friday night drew 674,000 viewers per Show Buzz Daily. The event featured another return match between Patricio Freire and Daniel Strauss. The event drew 674,000 viewers in overnight and SD viewership. It drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo. It brings the 2017 average to 737,000 viewers. But, if you take […]
UFC Fight Night 108 draws 745,000 viewers, Prelims on FS2 320,000
UFC Fight Night 108 drew 745,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday per ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which aired on FS2 drew 320,000. The prelims, which aired on FS2 from 5pm-7pm PT, drew 178,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The prelims were moved to FS2 due to MLB on FS1. The main card which actually started on […]
Will PBC turn strategy into media rights deal?
Sports Business Journal (subscription recommended) reports on the current status of Premier Boxing Champions and its strategy of time buys across a broad landscape of networks. The article looks at the ratings over the court of the innovative and risky experiment. The hope was to turn the time buys into a lucrative “rights fees” deal. […]