Errol Spence’s win over Lamont Peterson on Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 637,000 viewers on the premium cable channel. Spence’s victory drew 257,000 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The peak audience drew 695,000 viewers during the fight. In addition, the undercard featuring Robert Easter, Jr. and Javier Fortuna drew 462,000 viewers […]
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Wilder-Stiverne II draws 824,000 viewers on Showtime
The Deontay Wilder-Bermane Stiverne rematch on Showtime Saturday night drew 824,000 viewers and peaked at 887,000 according to Nielsen Media research. The fight lasted just 2 minutes and 59 seconds as Wilder destroyed Stiverne sending him to the canvas 3 times. According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, it was the second-most watched Showtime fight of 2017. […]
Anthony Joshua’s fight draws 334,000 viewers on Showtime Saturday afternoon
Showtime Boxing’s live event featuring Anthony Joshua in Wales drew 334,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. Joshua easily defeated Carlos Takam after the challenger filled in for injured Kubrat Pulev. Joshua, the main draw for the show sold out Principality Stadium in the UK. According to reports, there were close to 80,000 people […]
With Fox deal ending, could Showtime be a landing place for UFC?
MMA Fighting reports that Showtime is interested in jumping back into partnership with the UFC once the company’s current rights fee is up. In an interview last week with MMA Fighting, Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza stated that it would reach out to the UFC about being one of its broadcast partners. Of course, since its likely […]