UFC Fight Night 116 drew 872,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night. The prelims drew 653,000 viewers via Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The 170-minute main card featured Luke Rockhold taking on David Branch. The former middleweight champion looked impressive in dominating Branch. It drew 0.32 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen. The 120-minute prelims which preceded […]
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TUF 26 Episode 3 draws 220,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 26 episode 3 drew 220,000 viewers on FS1 on Wedndesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The third episode in the new season feature coaxhes Justin Gaethje and Eddie Alvarez coaching women to be placed in the new 125 pound women’s division. The fight of the telecast featured Ariel Beck and Montana […]
UFC 214 Prelims draws 418,000 for an hour on FS1
The UFC 214 Prelims drew 418,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims on Fox Sports 1 were pre-empted for the first hour due to golf. The main event on the FS1 prelims featured Sara McMann and Ketlen Vieira. The Brazilian surprised McMann with an arm-triangle choke in the second round. Payout Perspective: Opposite […]
Mayweather-McGregor Prelims peak at 3.1M and other ratings
Nielsen has provided some additional ratings from this past weekend’s Mayweather-McGregor fight. Notably, the prelims drew 2,568,000 viewers across Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox Sports Go. The show peaked at 3,110,000 viewers. The Prelims on Fox drew 2,438,000 from 7-9pm ET. In the A18-49 category, it drew 1,156,000 viewers and was up over 150% versus […]
Bellator 182 peaks at 825,000 viewers
Bellator 182 on Spike TV Friday night drew 481,000 in the overnight ratings and increased to 565,000 in the DVR +3 adjusted viewership. The peak viewership for the Friday night live event was 825,000 viewers during the main event. The live telecast featured Andrey Koreshkov defeating Chidi Njokuani via TKO. Payout Perspective: With the hype […]