UFC 325 viewership numbers mysteriously missing

[Dr Fong]

A couple of days after UFC 324, the internet was flooded with Paramount viewership numbers and celebrations hailing the rebirth of MMA.

Of course, self-reported streaming numbers are manipulated bullshit. But there is no doubt UFC 324 did have a lot of viewers, as is always the case when the UFC debuts on a new platform.

And yet, despite reporting 324 figures within days, here we are more than a week after 325 and we have heard nothing. Can any Shitdog Sherlock crack the mysterious case of the missing UFC 325 numbers?

 

[Danespina]

Whatever the last world cup numbers were multiplied by 7.

 

[Alpha_T83]

I think Dana got to CBS/Paramount+ and said "stop releasing the viewership numbers you goofs! The fighters will want more money if they know how many people watched!"

 

[Drunken Bobby]

Dana told me the Ufc is like 10 times more popular than soccer so Id imagine the viewership is at least in the billions

 

[BEATDOWNS]

its because they know the numbers are low and that they know they should have gone with Power Slap instead if they wanted real numbers. imho

 

[Tito Tapped]

It's less relevant what the live total was because there's going to be litterally millions of people who click on it after the fact during the course of normal browsing on Paramount+.

The actual questions now are going to be the rate of new subscriptions along with the average length of time somebody spends watching a UFC program.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Whatever the last world cup numbers were multiplied by 350.

FTFY

 

[Dr Fong]

It's less relevant what the live total was because there's going to be litterally millions of people who click on it after the fact during the course of normal browsing on Paramount+.

The actual questions now are going to be the rate of new subscriptions along with the average length of time somebody spends watching a UFC program.

The live total seemed to be pretty relevant when they announced the UFC 324 viewership.

I appreciate the effort. But you should be a bit more subtle about it, Hunter.

 

[Hymen Crusher]

They dont want to embarrass the nfl since it was at least 3x more watched then the suoer bowl

 

[xhaydenx]

Probably no one watched it.

 

[Ibm]

Yes because it was probably too low.

 

[kingofthecans]

Maybe they're redacted. He probably learned it from his friend.

 

[theincognito]

They will probably only release them when they break records. They've never released any Zuffa Boxing numbers.

 

[CasualBot]

 

[Meathead Jock]

I think Dana got to CBS/Paramount+ and said "stop releasing the viewership numbers you goofs! The fighters will want more money if they know how many people watched!"

PowerSlap fighters demanding to be paid more than the world's top soccer stars.

 

[ejazahmednit]

How does it matter to us as viewers.

 

[Dr Fong]

They will probably only release them when they break records. They've never released any Zuffa Boxing numbers.

They didn't break any records with UFC 324.

They set a record with their first event according to their own self-reported, made up viewership criteria. Because of course a first even sets a record.

Even if you do some apples to oranges mental gymanistics and compare Paramount's streaming formula claims to TV ratings, it's very clear they didn't break any records.

 

[Dr Fong]

How does it matter to us as viewers.

It's like nothing even matters, maaaaan.

 

[theincognito]

They didn't break any records with UFC 324.

They set a record with their first event according to their own self-reported, made up viewership criteria. Because of course a first even sets a record.

Even if you do some apples to oranges mental gymanistics and compare Paramount's streaming formula claims to TV ratings, it's very clear they didn't break any records.

What a weird, bitchy post lmao.

Fixed: They probably won't release numbers regularly - only when they top what they set for PARAMOUNT or when they can generally brag about beating this or that some weekend. Happy?

 

[Dr Fong]

What a weird, bitchy post lmao.

Fixed: They probably won't release numbers regularly - only when they top what they set for PARAMOUNT or when they can generally brag about beating this or that some weekend. Happy?

A pointless post deserves a bitchy, pedantic response.

This adds nothing of even speculative substance. If they chose to bury underperforming numbers and only report favorable ones, that would be precisely the point.