Grasping for content for its network, ESPN aired replays of UFC PPVs, last year’s Wrestlemania and Fury-Wilder I and II. The ratings have been surprising. On Saturday, ESPN aired the UFC all day highlighted by UFC 244 featuring Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz. The replay of the full event on Saturday night drew 725,000 viewers. […]
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WWE SmackDown draws 2.47M viewers without live audience
WWE SmackDown this past Friday drew an average of 2.470 million viewers. The 2-hour telecast on Fox drew 942,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a household rating of 1.59. SmackDown drew 0.9 in the A25-54 demo and 0.7 in the A18-49 demo. Payout Perspective: With the WWE going to no live audience, it made […]
WrestleMania no longer taking place at Raymond James Stadium
The WWE is following suit with the mandate of cancelling large-scale events and gatherings with the announcement that WrestleMania will no longer take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on April 5th. WrestleMania will still go forward but will be aired at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Payout Perspective: The cancellation is one […]
AEW 766, NXT 697K
AEW won another matchup with NXT this past Wednesday registering 766,000 overall per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. NXT on USA drew 697,000 viewers. AEW Dynamite on TNT drew 0.26 in the A18-49 demo and 0.35 in the M18-49. It drew 0.29 in the A25-54 and 0.33 for those over 50. NXT on the USA network […]
Smackdown falls in ratings this week to 2.45M viewer average
WWE Smackdown fell of this week in ratings drawing a 2.45 million viewer average over its two-hour time slot on Fox. In the first hour Smackdown drew 2.579 million viewers and then dropped off with 2.326 million viewers in the second. Smackdown drew 0.7 in the A18-49 demo both hours. It drew 0.9 in the […]