As the three-month exclusive negotiating window with Fox began July 1, The Hollywood Reporter reports on the UFC seeking a huge rights fee deal as its current agreement with Fox is nearing its end. The article notes that WME-IMG will seek to “dramatically increase” the fees to justify its $4 billion purchase made last year. […]
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The Ratings Buffet for the week ending July 21st
Welcome to another edition of The Ratings Buffet for the week ending July 21st. Friday Spike: Bellator 181: 514,000 viewers; DVR +3: 573,000; main event average: 775,000 peak at 912,000 Saturday PBC on Fox 5:00pm-7:00pm ET: 886,000 HBO Boxing After Dark: Smith v. Barerra: 683,000 Berchelt v. Miura: 617,000 Corrales v. Castellanos: 629,000 PBC […]
Ratings for HBOs BAD and PBC on FS1 from Saturday
HBO’s Boxing After Dark Saturday night drew 683,000 viewers for its main event on the network per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The two other fights on the telecast scored in the 600,000 The event is more than its last Boxing After Dark main event this past January which drew 497,000 viewers. This past Saturday, […]
UFC Fight Night 113 draws 402,000 viewers on FS1
Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 113 drew 402,000 viewers on FS1 for its afternoon of fights per Nielsen. The prelims which preceded the main card registered 284,000 while the post-fight show on FS1 had 222,000 viewers. The near 3-hour main card featured Gunnar Nelson against Santiago Ponzinibbio. The Brazilian scored an upset win. The event from […]