The Ultimate Fighter’s return to FS1 drew just 147,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. TUF’s featured fight of the episode saw Macy Chiasson defeated Larissa Pacheco in a women’s featherweight matchup. Chiasson will take on Leah Letson in the tournament semifinals which will culminate at the TUF Finale in December. Payout Perspective: The […]
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HBO’s BAD draws 500K viewers for Danny Jacobs feature
HBO’s Boxing After Dark drew 500,000 for the main event per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main event saw Danny Jacobs beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko by split decision to win the IBF Title. In addition, Heather Hardy defeated Shelly Vincent to win the WBO women’s featherweight title in first fight of the telecast. The fight which […]
UFC Fight Night 138 draws 531,000 viewers
UFC Fight Night 138 drew 531,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims drew 237,000 viewers on FS2. The last part of the prelims aired on FS1 and drew 159,000 viewers in the 20 minutes it was on the network. The main card saw a 12-minute overrun for the […]
Bellator 208 draws 521,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 208 on Paramount Saturday night drew 521,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Fedor defeating Chael Sonnen in the last semi-final of the Heavyweight Grand Prix. It was the second of back-to-back nights for the promotion. The event also aired on DAZN. In addition to Fedor and Sonnen, Benson Henderson […]
ESPN Top Rank Boxing reports strongest telecast of 2018
ESPN Top Rank Boxing on Saturday night drew 2.245 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event was the highest-rated live boxing telecast of 2018. Ring.tv reports that the peak of the telecast drew 2.7 million viewers. The main event saw Terrence Crawford put away Jose Benavidez, Jr. in the 12th and final […]