UFC Fight Night 86 drew an average viewership of 781,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon according to Sports TV Ratings. The UFC Prelims which preceded the main card on the network drew an average viewership of 443,000 viewers. UPDATED: Per Nielsen, the main card peaked at 1 million viewers between 1:45-2:00pm PT. The Prefight show […]
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WSOF 30 draws 158,000 viewers
World Series of Fighting 30 drew an average viewership of 158,000 on NBC Sports Network on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The ratings reflect a drop from the March show. However, this event aired later at night for the east coast as it had an 8:30PT start time on NBC Sports Network and […]
PBC Boxing on Spike draws 873K; Broner fight most-watched PBC fight on network
PBC Boxing on Spike TV drew 873,000 viewers on Friday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event featured Adrien Broner as he stopped Ashley Theophane in the 9th round. The fight between Broner and Theophane averaged 1,013,000 viewers (10:36pm-11:21pm) per Spike TV which is the most-watch PBC fight on the network. It drew 443,000 […]
ESPN to provide coverage at Wrestlemania
ESPN will be airing “SportsCenter” live from Wrestlemania this Sunday taking place at AT&T Stadium on Sunday. It will also feature live cut-ins throughout the day. The move is a “specific content play” as the network attempts to appeal to ESPN viewers that also are WWE fans. The network had been featuring WWE in segments […]
Andre Ward draws over 1M on HBO Boxing
Andre Ward’s return to the ring Saturday night drew 1.064 million HBO subscribers according to Sports TV Ratings. Ward defeated Sullivan Barrera by unanimous decision in what many believe is a tune up for bigger fights (i.e. Sergey Kovalev). HBO Boxing drew 1.064 million from 10:55pm-11:42pm ET on Saturday night. This included 506,000 in the […]