Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer revealed in his latest Newsletter the pay-per-view numbers from the last year of the UFC PPV model on ESPN. The UFC moved to Paramount+ and now fans can watch via a subscription model in addition to certain fights airing on the network. Meltzer’s numbers are from 5 events staring […]
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UFC 326 on Paramount draws big audience
UFC 326 appeared on network television for the first time as part of the Paramount media deal and drew big ratings. The press release indicates it averaged 2.809 million viewers. Programming Insider notes that it had the second-highest viewership share in the Men 18-49 division only to the World Baseball Classic featuring the US taking […]
CBS to air part of UFC 326
UFC touts viewership success with Paramount+ debut
The UFC drew a huge viewership number for its debut on Paramount+ per a press release which touted 5.93 million concurrent streams watched Saturday’s UFC. It was the first event on the streaming platform which the UFC inked this past August for $1.1 Billion per year for 7 years. Per statistics from Adobe Analytics and […]
AEW Dynamite (11.19) draws 491K viewers
AEW Dynamite drew 491,000 viewers on Wednesday night as the promotion headed into its Full Gear PPV. The telecast drew 0.10 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast was a decrease of almost 20% from the previous week. The ratings reflect linear television and does not include HBO-Max streaming. The big news of the event was […]