The PFL Championships on New Years Eve on ESPN2 Tuesday drew 361,000 viewers. The event featured the conclusion of the promotion’s second season with its tournament format for a $1 million prize. Notably, it outdrew the NBA game between Denver and Houston on NBA TV at the same time. The PFL Championship aired from New […]
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Davis-Gamboa fight tops Showtime Boxing telecast with 577K viewers
Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 577,000 viewers for the main event of Gervonta Davis and Yuriokis Gamboa. Davis stopped Gamboa in Round 12 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georga Saturday night. It was the first time that the undefeated Davis went past round 9. In addition on the card, Jean Pascal defeated Badou […]
Bellator 237 on Paramount draws 311,000 viewers
Bellator Japan on The Paramount Network drew 311,000 viewers according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The event also aired on DAZN. The event featured the showdown of Fedor-Rampage with Emelianenko knocking out a bloated Rampage in the very first round. The event also saw Michael Chandler and Michael Page take care of their opponents with […]
WWE Smackdown draws 2.44M viewer average
WWE Smackdown drew an average of 2.44 million viewers on Friday night. It still maintains its popularity among the 18-49 audience drawing the best rating in that demo for the night. WWE Smackdown drew a 0.7 rating and a 4 share overall in the first hour and a 0.6 rating in the second hour. While […]