The Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand reports that the overnight ratings have UFC Fight Night 81 on FS1 with a 1.4 rating which projects to be the second highest-rated UFC event ever on the network. The event, which is the second year in which it was held in Boston on a Sunday night featured a […]
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2015: The year in Boxing
2015 was a big year for boxing. It featured the start of a new organization, a return to network television, litigation (of course), controversy and the long-awaited fight people waited years to see. Mayweather-Pacquiao was the dream matchup that came several years too late. Still, the fight reaped the rewards due the brand names of its […]
UFC 195 Prelims draw 1.032M viewers
The UFC 195 Prelims drew an average viewership of 1.032M on FS1 Saturday afternoon per Sports TV Ratings. The rating narrowly bests last year’s New Year’s PPV from UFC 182. The fight of the prelims featured the return of Michael McDonald as the bantamweight submitted Masanori Kanehara. The event aired from 8-10pm ET on FS1. […]
Updated UFC on Fox 17 ratings up to annual norm
MMA Fighting reports the final overnight ratings from Saturday’s UFC on Fox 17. The ratings almost mirror those from UFC on Fox the last 2 Decembers. The “fast” overnight rating for Saturday’s event featuring Rafael dos Anjos defending his title against Donald Cerrone drew 2.28 million viewers. The final overnight rating increased to 2,781,000 viewers. […]
HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” featuring Ortiz-Jennings draws 616,000
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports the ratings for HBO Boxing this past Saturday night which featured heavyweights Luis Ortiz and Bryant Jennings. The event averaged 616,000 subscribers and peaked at 735,000 per Nielsen. Ortiz KO’d Jennings for the win. The opening bout on the telecast featured Nicholas Walters taking on Jason Sosa. The event average 373,000 […]