UFC on ESPN 28 drew 797,000 viewers on ESPN and peaked at 1 million viewers during the main event per Nielsen via Kevin Iole. Also on Saturday night, Bellator 263 drew 85,000 viewers peaking at 177,000 viewers during the Pitbull-McKee fight. The UFC main event featured Sean Strickland taking on Uriah Hall with the Southern […]
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Charlo-Castano fight peaks at 536K on Showtime
The Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano fight this past Saturday night was the most-watched live boxing event on Showtime since December 19th as many fans tuned in to see the unification of the 154-pound belts. Fans saw an exciting fight, but a draw in the end leaving questions about the possibility of a rematch. According to Nielsen, […]
UFC 262 draws 300K PPV buys
UFC 262 took place on May 15th and netted 300,000 PPV buys per Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand. UFC 262 took place in Houston, Texas and saw the crowning of a new lightweight champion as Charles Oliviera earned the title after he stopped Michael Chandler in the 2nd round of the fight. In the semi-main […]
Taylor-Ramirez telecast draws 995K
Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole reports that ESPN’s showing of Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor peaked with 1.673M viewers. The overall telecast on ESPN drew 995,000 viewers and 687,000 in the A18-49 demo. The ratings do not reflect the number of people watching on ESPN+. Taylor defeated Ramirez to win the undisputed Junior Welterweight title. The […]
NXT 697K
NXT on the USA Network drew 697,000 viewers on Tuesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. In its 5th week running unopposed to AEW, the NXT brand took a dip this week falling yet again after its high of 841,000 viewers on April 20th. April 13th: 805,000 April 20th: 841,000 April 27th: 744,000 May 4th: […]