Variety reports that ESPN and Fox Sports are coming together to bid for the television rights for the UFC. The companies will split the UFC TV package and we will see 15 fight events moving to new subscription streaming service ESPN+. ESPN, according to sources, ESPN is willing to pay $120-$180 million per year. Fox […]
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[UPDATED with CA ratings] Bellator MMA draws just 242K on Paramount Network
Bellator MMA drew just 242,000 viewers on The Paramount Network Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The simulcast on CMT drew an additional 161,000. In the main event, Michael Chandler defeated Brandon Girtz in the first round via technical submission with an arm triangle choke after Girtz was put to sleep with the submission. […]
Bellator 196 draws 420,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 196 drew 420,000 viewers on the Paramount Network Friday night. The event featured Benson Henderson taking on Robert Huerta in Budapest, Hungary. This past Friday’s event was the fourth one this year under 500,000 viewers with just one event over 500,000. The event drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo per ShowBuzz Daily. Payout Perspective […]
UFC 223 Prelims draw 892,000 viewers
The UFC 223 Prelims drew 892,000 viewers on FS1 according to Neilsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event preceded Saturday’s UFC 223 PPV. The feature fight of the UFC 223 Prelims was Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s split decision victory over Felice Herrig. The event drew 0.33 in the A18-49 demo and 0.49 in the male 18-49 demo. In […]
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN draws 407,000 viewers
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 407,000 viewers Saturday night. The event headlined by Jose Martinez and Alejandro Santiago garnered 104,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast aired about the same time as the Elite Eight game between Florida State and Michigan. The NCAA game on […]