“UFC on Fox 20” on Saturday night drew 2.98 million viewers for a telecast headlined by Valentina Shevchenko’s upset win over Holly Holm. It was the first Fox-UFC card to be headlined by a female bout. The 2.98 million viewers marks Fox’ best figure for a summer UFC card since it acquired rights to the series in ’11. It also marks the best for any “UFC on Fox” telecast since January ’15, when a telecast featuring Anthony Johnson-Alexander Gustaffsson averaged 3.05 million viewers. “UFC on Fox 20” is the eight-best audience for the net in the series overall.
NOTES: FS1 is averaging 860,000 viewers for its NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races to date, marking the series’ best averaging since FS1 launched....MLB Network drew 464,000 viewers for the Baseball HOF induction ceremony last Sunday, which featured Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. That figure is the net's second-best HOF audience on record, behind only '14 (516,000 viewers), which featured Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas, Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa and Joe Torre.
The chart below lists final audience from select recent sports telecasts.Select figures for Fox telecasts were unavailable at presstime.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Crown Royal 400 (Indianapolis) |
7/24
|
NBCSN
|
3:28-6:54pm
|
3.1
|
5,217
|
"UFC on Fox 20":
Holly Holm-Valentina Shevchenko |
7/23
|
Fox
|
8:00-10:26pm
|
1.8
|
2,975
|
PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open:
Final Round |
7/24
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.4
|
2,141
|
NASCAR Xfinity Series:
Lilly Diabetes 250 (Indianapolis) |
7/23
|
NBCSN
|
3:53-6:26pm
|
n/a
|
1,591
|
PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open:
Third Round |
7/23
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.1
|
1,538
|
| MLB: Dodgers-Cardinals |
7/24
|
ESPN
|
8:00pm-12:00am
|
n/a
|
1,372
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying |
7/23
|
NBCSN
|
1:31-3:00pm
|
n/a
|
1,136
|
| MLB: Mets-Cubs |
7/18
|
ESPN
|
7:00-10:07pm
|
n/a
|
857
|
Golf: American Century
Championship: Final Round |
7/24
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
820
|
Golf: American Century
Championship: Third Round |
7/23
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
819
|
| Liga MX: Chivas-Monterrey |
7/23
|
Univision
|
9:58pm-12:00am
|
0.4
|
803
|
| Senior British Open: Third Round |
7/23
|
NBC
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
0.6
|
773
|
| MLB: Giants-Red Sox |
7/20
|
ESPN
|
7:00-10:57pm
|
n/a
|
729
|
| LPGA: UL Int'l Crown: Final Round |
7/24
|
NBC
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
0.5
|
709
|
PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open:
Final Round |
7/24
|
Golf
Channel
|
1:04-2:00pm
|
n/a
|
702
|
| "30 for 30": "Believeland" |
7/23
|
ABC
|
3:30-5:00pm
|
0.5
|
678
|
| MLB: Mets-Cubs |
7/19
|
ESPN
|
7:00-10:16pm
|
n/a
|
669
|
| "PGA Championship Preview" |
7/24
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
661
|
| "Road to the PGA Championship" |
7/23
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
647
|
NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series: Aspen Dental Dirt Derby |
7/20
|
FS1
|
9:01-11:25pm
|
n/a
|
644
|
| MLB: Giants-Yankees |
7/23
|
FS1
|
4:02-8:35pm
|
n/a
|
635
|
| Tour de France: Stage 20 (taped) |
7/23
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
620
|
| Liga MX: Club America-Toluca |
7/23
|
UniMas
|
9:55pm-12:00am
|
0.3
|
619
|
| Senior British Open: Final Round |
7/24
|
Golf
Channel
|
11:00am-1:04pm
|
n/a
|
602
|
"World of X Games:
Skatecross Skateboard Racing" |
7/23
|
ABC
|
2:30-3:30pm
|
0.4
|
573
|
| Liga MX: Leon-Necaxa |
7/23
|
Univision
|
8:00-9:58pm
|
0.3
|
570
|
| "Tour de France recap show" |
7/24
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
561
|
| Lucas Oil Off Road Racing |
7/23
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.4
|
510
|
