Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 487,000 viewers for its main event featuring Erislandy Lara and Brian Castano fighting to a draw according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The co-main event of the telecast saw Luis Ortiz win a unanimous decision over Christian Hammer in a battle of middleweights. The fight averaged 427,000 viewers. The opening […]
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UFC 235 PPV Prelims score 1.480M viewers
The UFC 235 Prelims aired Saturday on ESPN and drew one of the highest-rated telecasts in promotion history. The telecast drew 1.480M viewers and another 815,000 in the A18-49 demo according to Nielsen. The prelims aired prior to Saturday’s UFC 235 PPV taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card featured […]
UFC 235 Prelims average 1.0 metered market rating
ESPN is reporting that the UFC 235 Prelims averaged a 1.0 metered market rating. Despite starting 15 minutes late due to a college basketball overrun, the telecast marked the fourth consecutive highest-rated UFC telecast on cable since 2017. The telecast featured Zabit Magomedsharipov and Jeremy Stephens with the Russian star winning the fight via unanimous […]
PBC on FS1 Saturday night draws 291K viewers
PBC on FS1 Saturday night drew 291,000 viewers. The event featured Anthony Dirrell and Avni Yildirim with Dirrell pulling out the technical decision. The event took place at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event peaked with 366,000 viewers during the co-feature of Jamal James and Janel Gonzales. The telecast took place late on […]
Bellator 217 draws 349,000 on Paramount
Bellator 217 took place this past Saturday night and drew 349,000 viewers via Nielson per ShowBuzz Daily. The card took place in Ireland and featured James Gallagher as he defeated Steven Graham. The event took place at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland and drew 13,150 for a gate of $1.2 million. The event aired on […]