Fox Sports will air the hype for the August 26th Mayweather-McGregor fight according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. The additional hype for the event should help the event as well as the network. Fox Sports 2 will do specials of “UFC Tonight” this week as the big press tour begins Tuesday at the Staples […]
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TUF Finale 25 attendance, gate and bonuses
Justin Gaethje’s UFC debut was likely one of the best in the history of the company. Gaethje drew two bonuses for his main event stoppage of Michael Johnson at the TUF 25 Finale Friday night at the T-Mobile Arena. Gaethje drew a Performance bonus and along with Michael Johnson earned Fight of the Nihgt. Tecia […]
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending July 7th
Welcome to another week of The Ratings Buffet. Ratings were delayed this week due to the July 4th Holiday. Notably, the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight on Saturday drew the highest rating for a boxing event in over a decade. Friday ESPN2: Golden Boy Boxing, 11:00pm-11:50pm ET 257,000 viewers, 0.08 A18-49 Saturday *ESPN Pacquiao Horn, 10:01pm-1:04am […]
TUF 25 Episode 12 draws 408,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter 25 Episode 12 drew 408,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. In the season finale of TUF 25, Jesse Taylor defeated James Krause via submission to earn a shot at redemption and a fight Friday at the TUF 25 Finale against Diego Lhima. For Taylor, the return […]
Updated ratings for TUF 25 through Episode 11
The Ultimate Fighter 25 has improved in its DVR ratings in the last several episodes. Although Episode 12 ratings have yet to be reported, the adjusted ratings for the last two episodes show marked improvement. Episode 10 drew 705,000 viewers in adjusted viewership ratings to include DVR viewership. It exceeded TUF 24’s DVR #s for […]