The Sports Business Journal reports that NBC will bring back boxing to network television this December. The return to network television comes at the same time as NBC renewed its “Fight Night” series for two years. Via SBJ (subscription required): The deal with promoter Main Events calls for at least eight dates on NBC Sports […]
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UFC FX weekend ratings score pair of 1.3M audiences
MMA Weekly reports that ratings for the UFC 147 Prelims on FX scored 1.3 million viewers. The rating is in line with the UFC Prelim average since the UFC-Fox deal. It is being reported that more than 20 million viewers in Brazil watched Saturday night’s PPV. In addition, MMA Junkie reports that 1.3 million viewers […]
UFC numbers from this weekend
The UFC put on two shows on Friday and Saturday with both shows selling out in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. MMA Junkie reports the numbers for UFC 147. The attendance on Saturday night drew a reported 16,643 fans. According to Zuffa, its the best showing for the promotion in Brazil. The […]
TUF Live going to back to tape
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reported last week that TUF would no longer be live. The decision comes in part due to time overruns, the inability to develop storylines and ratings The live format was supposed to attract viewers with live fights. However, the ratings revealed the lowest ratings of the series. White was quoted […]
Boxing’s reemergence on television
The SBJ’s Fight Issue includes an article on boxing’s regular return to television. The article cites the emergence of better packaging of the sport as well as the need for more live content programming as reasons for its return. The article reports on how networks are utilizing boxing for television purposes. As an example, Showtime […]