ESPN reports that Showtime has secured the U.S. rights to the Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker heavyweight title fight on March 31st. The fight will unify three world title belts. The fight will take place at Principality Stadium in Wales where its anticipated that 80,000 will be in attendance. The event will air 2pm PT/5pm ET. The […]
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Bellator 193 draws 470,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 193 drew 470,000 viewers on Paramount Television Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Lorenz Larkin as he picked up a win over Fernando Gonzalez. The event drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo. Last week Bellator’s tentpole event drew 770,000 viewers on Paramount. The ratings are the lowest since last […]
PFL finds new TV deal with familiar partner
The Professional Fighter’s League is back with NBC Sports Network as part of a one year revenue sharing deal according to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal. Previously the World Series of Fighting, the organization went through a regime change and renamed itself the PFL. This year it will offer a league setup with […]
Bellator 192 DVR ratings bump event average to 1M total viewers
Bellator 192 averaged 1 million viewers peaking with 1.5 million during the Chael Sonnen-Rampage Jackson fight according to Nielsen in DVR + 3 ratings. The numbers reflect the combination of Paramount and CMT. The average viewership for the Sonnen-Jackson fight drew 1.4 million viewers while the Rory MacDonald-Douglas Lima fight drew 1.2 million viewers. Payout […]
Bellator 192 peaks with 1.34M viewers
Bellator MMA averaged 931,000 total viewers on the Paramount Network and CMT. It peaked with 1,340,000 million during the Chael Sonnen-Rampage Jackson fight. The first round between Sonnen and Rampage averaged 1.2 million viewers. The Rory MacDonald-Douglas Lima bout drew 1.1 million viewers. According to the release, Bellator 192 was the most watched event for […]