ESPN Dan Rafael reports the ratings from this past weekend’s boxing events on HBO and Showtime. Notably, the ratings are much lower for the Showtime broadcast of Deontay Wilder’s first title defense drew 678,000 viewers. The rating for just the fight between Wilder versus Eric Molina drew 678,000 viewers. In the first fight of the […]
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UFC 188 Prelims draw 727,000 viewers on FX
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the UFC 188 Prelims on FX this past Saturday drew 727,000 viewers. The prelims aired on FX due to scheduling conflicts with FS1. The fights which preceded the PPV were highlighted by two first-round stoppages. The last fight of the Prelims was Henry Cejudo and Chico […]
PBC on Spike TV draws 446,000 viewers
Premier Boxing Champions airing at 9:00pmET-11:05pm ET on Spike TV Friday night drew an average viewership of 446,000 per Sports TV Ratings. UPDATED: Per a Nielsen source, the peak for the event was 613,000 viewers making it the lowest peak for PBC on Spike events. PBC on Spike TV March 2015 – 869,000 overall average; […]
TUF 21 Episode 8 draws 425,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned via a Nielsen source that Wednesday’s 8th episode of TUF 21 on FS1 drew a rating of 425,000 viewers. It represents the third-highest rating for TUF this season and an approximately 13% increase from last week. In the fight of the card, Hayder Hassan defeated Felipe Portela in a rematch of […]
Cotto-Geale scores 1.589 million viewer average on HBO
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday night’s HBO Boxing event featuring Miguel Cotto taking on Daniel Geale drew an average of 1.589 million subscribers for the night. The one fight event which lasted less than an hour as Cotto stopped Geale in 4 rounds peaked at 1.621 million viewers. The ratings reflect a great run […]