According to Nielsen, the Conor McGregor interruption this past Friday at Bellator 187 drew 1 million viewers on SpikeTV in the quarter hour that the event occurred. As you recall, McGregor charged the cage after his teammate’s first round KO. McGregor then proceeded to go after referee Marc Goddard. The event occurred in the first […]
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Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 1.487M viewers Saturday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 1.487 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main event saw Jose Ramirez defeat Mike Reed in a junior welterweight matchup. The victory keeps Ramirez in line for a shot at the title vacated by Terrence Crawford. In addition, Artur Beterbiev beat down Enrico Koelling […]
UFC Fight Night 120 draws 837,000 viewers on FS1; prelims score 726,000
Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 120 on FS1 drew 837,000 viewers. The prelims scored 726,000 viewers on FS1. The main card was highlighted by a bloody main event between Dutin Poirier and Anthony Pettis. Poirier scored the victory when Pettis tapped due to injury. The prelims featured Marlon Moraes over John Dodson. According to ShowBuzz […]
With McGregor cameo, Bellator 187 draws 575,000
Bellator 187 drew 575,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night. The event was highlighted, or marred based on what you think, with Conor McGregor storming the cage and confronting referee Mark Goddard. The ratings are up slightly from last week’s Bellator 186 from the campus of Penn State. Bellator 187 was taped delay from Dublin, […]
UFC 217 posts best prelims ratings of year despite preemption
The UFC 217 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.276M viewers on FS1 Saturday. Despite starting on FS2 due to an overrun from the Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. game, the Prelims posted its best ratings this year. The prelims were headlined by James Vick taking on Joe Duffy. Vick one via stoppage with a second to spare in the […]