UFC Fight Night 1 on ESPN Sunday night drew 1.463 million viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which preceded the main card drew 988,000 viewers. It was the first event for the promotion with its new network partner as the prelims and main card were aired on ESPN. The telecasts went up against […]
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ESPN + subs up to 2M thanks in part to UFC
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced on Tuesday that ESPN+ has doubled its paid subscriptions from 5 months ago. This is due in large part to the UFC debuting on the digital platform. ESPN+ launched in April 2018 for $4.99 per month. The UFC debuted this past January with its first live event to rousing success. […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.72M viewers Saturday night opposite NBA and NHL
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew a fast-overnight rating of 1.72 million viewers according to Television By Numbers. PBC had stiff competition for sports fans on the networks Saturday night. ABC aired the NBA Countdown show in the first 30 minutes of the PBC event and then aired the Golden State Warriors playing the Boston […]
UFC Fight Night Prelim debut on ESPN draws huge ratings
The UFC Fight Night Prelims on Saturday drew 1.956 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. Even with a late start due to the college basketball overrun, the rating is the best Prelims ratings for an event. The prelims saw 1.036 million viewers in the A18-49 demo and draw a 1.17 share of the […]
Payout Perspective: UFC debuts on ESPN
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective. We take a look at the UFC’s debut on ESPN and ESPN+ this past Saturday at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. Cejudo KOs TJ in R1 Henry Cejudo may have saved the UFC Flyweight Division as he knocked out T.J. Dillashaw to retain his flyweight […]