Posted on 08/26/2020 12:42:17 PM PDT by md1986
As the NBA continues to struggle to attract the sort of viewership it had last year, the UFC is seeing the opposite happen.
Despite meaningful postseason basketball being played on a daily basis, NBA Playoff viewership has dropped from 2.39 million average viewers in 2019 to 1.68 million in 2020. That is a 30 percent decline.
Meanwhile, the UFC’s four preliminary cards since the promotion returned from its COVID-inspired hiatus have done an average of 1.17 million viewers across ESPN and ESPN+. That number is up 30 percent from what pay-per-view preliminary cards did in 2019.
Mind you, UFC pay-per-view preliminary cards largely feature unknown or past-their-prime talents. It is unsurprising that, on average, NBA Playoff games would draw more viewers. What is significant, however, is the fact that average UFC ratings are trending upwards at a time when the NBA’s are trending downward.
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I don’t think the players even really wanted these playoffs in the first place.
Mysterious my butt. And, well deserved to boot.
Yeah...I like to fish.
Inmates running the asylum.....next up...the NFL
LOL! I know. Wonder what could be the cause??
LOL
There is nothing to compel me to watch And I’m a huge Lakers fan or I was....
Adam Silver is acting like a substitute teacher who has no control over his classroom. His students know it and they are taking advantage of him.
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