UFC on Fox 26 aired last Saturday, with Rafael dos Anjos’ win over Robbie Lawler drawing 2.1 million viewers in primetime. That figure is down from the mid-December fight card last year, which was headlined by Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson. Fox two years ago saw a card headlines by dos Anjos-Donald Cerrone average 2.8 million viewers.
AFTER PARTIES: Boise State’s win over Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday afternoon drew 3.8 million viewers on ABC, up from 3.7 million viewers in the same slot last year for Houston-San Diego State. The game in ’15 drew 3.7 million viewers for Utah-BYU. Earlier in the afternoon on Saturday, ABC averaged 2.4 million viewers for Grambling-North Carolina A&T in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl. That figure is down from 2.7 million viewers for Grambling-North Carolina Central last year.
The chart below lists final audience figures from select recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
NFL national window:
Patriots-Steelers (91%) |
12/17
|
CBS
|
4:27-7:40pm
|
15.2
|
26,883
|
| "SNF": Cowboys-Raiders |
12/17
|
NBC
|
8:31-11:48pm
|
11.1
|
19,191
|
| NFL: (singleheader) |
12/17
|
Fox
|
1:03-4:25pm
|
10.6
|
18,053
|
"Monday Night Football":
Patriots-Dolphins |
12/11
|
ESPN
|
8:15-11:52pm
|
7.2
|
11,853
|
| "TNF": Broncos-Colts |
12/14
|
NBC/
NFL Net
|
8:27-11:17pm
|
6.5
|
10,638
|
| NFL: (regional) |
12/17
|
CBS
|
1:03-4:25pm
|
6.0
|
9,913
|
| "Football Night in America" |
12/17
|
NBC
|
7:30-8:22pm
|
4.8
|
8,088
|
| NFL: Chargers-Chiefs* |
12/16
|
NFL Net
|
8:30-11:15pm
|
4.0
|
6,993
|
| NFL: Bears-Lions* |
12/16
|
NFL Net
|
4:31-7:34pm
|
3.1
|
5,177
|
| "NFL Pregame" |
12/16
|
NFL Net
|
8:00-8:30pm
|
2.6
|
4,549
|
Las Vegas Bowl:
Boise State-Oregon |
12/16
|
ABC
|
3:36-7:12pm
|
2.3
|
3,801
|
Air Force Reserve Celebration
Bowl: Grambling-N.C. A&T |
12/16
|
ABC
|
12:01-3:36pm
|
1.6
|
2,357
|
UFC on Fox 26: Rafael dos
Anjos d. Robbie Lawler |
12/16
|
Fox
|
8:00-10:24pm
|
1.3
|
2,107
|
| NBA: Thunder-76ers |
12/15
|
ESPN
|
6:59-10:17pm
|
n/a
|
1,941
|
| NBA: Spurs-Rockets |
12/15
|
ESPN
|
10:17pm-12:00am
|
n/a
|
1,938
|
| NBA: Lakers-Cavaliers |
12/14
|
TNT
|
8:14-10:33pm
|
n/a
|
1,787
|
| NBA: Lakers-Knicks |
12/12
|
ESPN
|
6:59-9:39pm
|
n/a
|
1,777
|
| NBA: 76ers-T'Wolves |
12/12
|
ESPN
|
9:39pm-12:20am
|
n/a
|
1,683
|
| "Monday Night Countdown" |
12/11
|
ESPN
|
6:00-8:35pm
|
n/a
|
1,610
|
College basketball:
Syracuse-Georgetown |
12/16
|
CBS
|
12:30-3:00pm
|
0.8
|
1,159
|
U.S. Olympic Trials:
Short Track Speed Skating |
12/16
|
NBC
|
2:32-4:02pm
|
0.7
|
1,082
|
EPL: Manchester City-
Tottenham Hotspur |
12/16
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:32pm
|
0.7
|
1,058
|
Golf: PNC Father/Son
Challenge (taped) |
12/16
|
NBC
|
4:02-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
1,058
|
Golf: PNC Father/Son
Challenge (taped) |
12/17
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
1,026
|
U.S. Olympic Trials:
Short Track Speed Skating |
12/17
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:00pm
|
0.6
|
920
|
College basketball:
Notre Dame-Indiana |
12/16
|
Fox
|
2:37-5:15pm
|
0.6
|
913
|
College basketball:
Cincinnati-UCLA |
12/16
|
CBS
|
3:30-5:30pm
|
0.6
|
832
|
| College basketball: Purdue-Butler |
12/16
|
Fox
|
12:03-2:15pm
|
0.5
|
719
|
| "World of X Games: Real Snow" |
12/17
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.3
|
418
|
NOTE: * = Part of "TNF" package.
