The final UFC telecast on the Fox broadcast network drew a 1.5 overnight rating on Saturday night, which saw Al Iaquinta win in a decision in the main event against Kevin Lee. That figure is up from a 1.4 for the UFC/Fox card on the same night last year, which featured Rafael dos Anjos-Robbie Lawler. UFC cards will move to ESPN starting in ’19.
VEGAS BABY: ABC on Saturday afternoon drew a 2.3 overnight for Fresno State’s win over Arizona State in the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl. That is the bowl’s lowest figure since a 1.7 for Colorado State-BYU in ’14. Last year, Boise State-Oregon drew a 2.4 overnight on ABC.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl: Alcorn State-N.C. A&T |
12/15
|
ABC
|
12:00-3:30pm
|
1.7
|
| Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State-Fresno State |
12/15
|
ABC
|
3:30-7:00pm
|
2.3
|
| "World's Toughest Mudder" |
12/15
|
CBS
|
12:30-1:30pm
|
0.6
|
| College basketball: Purdue-Notre Dame (Crossroads Classic) |
12/15
|
CBS
|
1:30-3:30pm
|
0.7
|
| College basketball: Indiana-Butler (Crossroads Classic) |
12/15
|
CBS
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
1.3
|
| UFC on Fox 31: Al Iaquinta d. Kevin Lee |
12/15
|
Fox
|
8:00-10:00pm
|
1.5
|
| EPL: Fulham-West Ham |
12/15
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.5
|
| Golf: PNC Father/Son Challenge (taped) |
12/15
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.3
|
| "World of X Games" |
12/16
|
ABC
|
3:00-3:30pm
|
0.4
|
| "World of X Games" |
12/16
|
ABC
|
3:30-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
| "Always Late with Katie Nolan" |
12/16
|
ABC
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.3
|
| "The NFL Today" |
12/16
|
CBS
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
2.3
|
| NFL: (regional) |
12/16
|
CBS
|
1:00-4:15pm
|
8.3
|
| NFL: Patriots-Steelers (98%) |
12/16
|
CBS
|
4:25-7:30pm
|
16.5
|
| "Fox NFL Kickoff" |
12/16
|
Fox
|
11:00am-12:00pm
|
1.5
|
| "Fox NFL Sunday" |
12/16
|
Fox
|
12:00-1:03pm
|
3.8
|
| NFL: (singleheader) |
12/16
|
Fox
|
1:03-4:05pm
|
12.4
|
| "Red Bull Signature Series" |
12/16
|
Fox
|
4:30-6:00pm
|
4.1
|
| USA Swimming Winter Nationals (taped) |
12/16
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.3
|
| Golf: PNC Father/Son Challenge (taped) |
12/16
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
| "Football Night in America" |
12/16
|
NBC
|
7:30-8:15pm
|
5.8
|
| "SNF": Eagles-Rams |
12/16
|
NBC
|
8:15-11:15pm
|
12.5
|
