The UFC 216 Prelims drew 653,000 viewers on FX Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo per ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured the Fight of the Night with Bobby Green and Landon Vannata and the main feature saw Cody Stamann upset Tom Duquesnoy. The prelims were switched […]
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Bellator 184 draws 437,000 viewers on SpikeTV
Bellator 184 drew 437,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings are the lowest for 2017 on Spike TV. According to Nielsen, the telecast drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo. The event was headlined by Darrion Caldwell taking the bantamweight title away from Eduardo Dantas. Payout Perspective: […]
TUF 26 Episode 6 draws 242,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 26 Episode 6 drew 242,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast drew 0.06 in the A18-49 demo. In the fight of the show Gillian Roberts faced Barb Honchak. Honchak stopped Roberts via strikes from the top. Notably, TUF 26 outdrew an NBA Preseason Game between the […]
WME-IMG now free to solicit offers for new media rights deal
As we head into October it is worth noting that the exclusive negotiating period between WME-IMG and Fox to renew the UFC television contract came to an end. WME-IMG will be free to solicit its television deal with others. The UFC signed a 7-year deal with Fox in 2011 worth a reported $100 million per […]
Ratings Buffet for week ending September 29th
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending September 29th. Friday ESPN: Top Rank Boxing 11:42pm-1:22 am ET : 706,000 viewers, 0.25 A18-49 ESPN 2: Top Rank Boxing 11:29pm-11:42 pm ET: 455,000 viewers, 0.17 A18-49 FXX: UFC Fight Night Prelims 7:00pm-8:00pm ET: 139,000 viewers, 0.06 A18-49 FXX: UFC Fight Night Prelims 8:00pm-10:00pm ET: 416,000 viewers, 0.15 […]