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UFC® HEAVYWEIGHT CLASSIC POWERS FOX TO KEY DEMO WINS SATURDAY NIGHT

By Mike Johnson on 12/19/2014 12:29 AM

UFC® HEAVYWEIGHT CLASSIC POWERS FOX TO KEY

DEMO WINS SATURDAY NIGHT

 

3.8 Million Viewers Watch Dos Santos vs. Miocic

 

Back-To-Back FIGHT NIGHTS Deliver Strong Viewership on FOX, FOX Sports 1 Leading into Multiple UFC Fights in January

                                                                                                                  

LOS ANGELES – UFC® FIGHT NIGHT ON FOX: DOS SANTOS vs. MIOCIC featured an epic five-round heavyweight battle between former champion Junior Dos Santos and No. 4 ranked Stipe Miocic on Saturday, Dec. 13 and delivered FOX easy first place finishes in primetime across several key demos, including Men 18-34, Adults 18-34 and Men 18-49.

 

UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON FOX: DOS SANTOS vs. MIOCIC peaked at a 2.3/4 household rating/share with 3.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

 

The entire UFC FIGHT NIGHT on FOX averaged a 1.6/3 with 2.8 million viewers on Saturday evening. FOX led primetime in Men 18-34 (1.2 vs. 0.6 on CBS), Men 18-49 (1.4 vs. 1.1 on CBS) and Adults 18-34 (1.1 vs. 0.7 on CBS).

 

The UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS on FOX Sports 1 at 5:00 PM ET Saturday delivered a .58 rating with 654,000 viewers, up 7% from last December’s UFC on FOX Prelims.

 

Airing a total of 16 hours of UFC programming in a thrilling double-header weekend on FOX and FOX Sports 1, the action started strong on FOX Sports 1 for Friday’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT: A CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED, peaking at 1.2 million viewers during an exciting finale of THE ULIMATE FIGHTER. That feature bout crowned the first-ever UFC women’s strawweight champion as Carla Esparza submitted Rose Namajunas in the third round. The entire show from 9:00 PM ET to 11:48 PM ET averaged 989,000 viewers, while the UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS from 7:00pm ET – 9:00pm ET delivered a respectable 719,000 viewers.

 

Strong viewership of UFC FIGHT NIGHT: A CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED carried over to FOX SPORTS LIVE’s post-fight coverage, which averaged 300,000 viewers from 11:48 PM -1:00 AM ET, a 39% jump over its December 2013 average in the Friday 11:45 PM ET - 1:00 AM ET window (216,000).

 

The exciting UFC action continues into January with four epic FIGHT NIGHTS, starting with UFC 182: JONES vs. CORMIER featuring the light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and undefeated challenger Daniel Cormier. FOX Sports 1 airs the WEIGH-IN, PREFIGHT SHOW, PRELIMS and POSTFIGHT Shows for UFC 182 on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3. Later in the month, FOX Sports 1’s highly anticipated UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MCGREGOR VS. SIVER airs on Sunday, Jan. 18 live from Boston, MA.

 

Watch the promo for the upcoming UFC action on FOX and FOX Sports 1: http://youtu.be/hJRXvXL5-Xg