UFC on Fox 23 posts lousy overnight ratings

2 mill is lousy?

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2 million people watching cage fighting on FOX on a Saturday night in 2017 isn't good?
 
Gratis said:
What do they usually draw?
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The early signs regarding Saturday night's UFC on FOX ratings were not good as compared to usual late-January numbers.

According to TVbythenumbers.com, the overnight ratings for the show headlined by Valentina Shevchenko's second-round win over Julianna Pena in a battle of top women's bantamweights, did a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.02 million viewers.

Because the overnights only measure the FOX stations between 8-10 p.m. Eastern, 7-9 p.m Central, 6-8 p.m. Mountain and 8-10 p.m. Pacific, the slots when most prime time shows air, for sports, the number will almost always rise when the final ratings come out in a few days. The overnight numbers measure whatever the FOX affiliates aired on the West Coast from 8-10 p.m., and not the live UFC programming.

The previous lowest audience on the overnights for the annual January show on FOX was 2.43 million for last year's show headlined by Anthony "Rumble" Johnson's quick knockout win over Ryan Bader. The January average over the past four years for the overnights was 2.78 million viewers.

In addition, for most UFC on FOX shows, portions, and at times the entire main event isn't figured into the ratings, since the overnights for FOX only measure up to 10 p.m. and often the show lasts until nearly 10:30 p.m. with the most-watched portion of the show after 10 p.m.

In this case, the jump from this already-low 2.02 million viewer won't be as significant. Due to quick finishes, the show went off the air at 10 p.m.
 
Good, hopefully the will get the message about putting relative rookies just coz they a vage in the main event when they have a co-main featuring 2 of the top fighters in mma.
 
Is that a lot lower than usual?

WHat else was it competing with?
 
No championship at stake.
Highest ranked male fighter on card is number 5.
2 women headlining, not named Ronda.

The card did fine...
 
i think it just got lost cuz superbowl is coming up

they put 2 chicks no one knows and who arent that hot at the top

the demographic that watches the sport dont get excited about that
 
Low numbers for a January Fox card, or low numbers for a Fox card in general?
 
What is that a measure of? Does this represent what the numbers peaked at?
 
Why in the shit was Valentina main eventing a fucking fox card over cerrone anyway? Be cause Paige who was coming off a brutal ko and dancing with the stars did big numbers? Because holly who killed rousey in front of millions did big numbers?

The new ufc management is garbage. Bring back Joe Silva.
 
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