Frampton-Traynor ESPN Telecast Peaked At 427K Viewers, Averaged 264K
ESPN drew viewership Saturday comparable to many of the network’s recent weeknight, primetime audiences for a late-afternoon/early-evening show that showcased Carl Frampton and Michael Conlan in tune-up fights.
Nielsen Media Research reported Tuesday that ESPN’s three-bout broadcast Saturday from London attracted a peak audience of 427,000 and an average audience of 264,000. The peak viewership occurred near the end of Frampton’s seventh-round stoppage of Darren Traynor in the main event of a lightweight fight at York Hall that was scheduled for 10 rounds.
Earlier Saturday, Conlan recorded a 10th-round, technical-knockout victory over Sofiane Takoucht in the second of three bouts ESPN aired. In ESPN’s opener, Archie Sharp edged Jeff Ofori on points in a 10-round lightweight bout.
Nielsen’s numbers from Saturday’s telecast include viewers that watched it live on ESPN. Those that streamed the event on laptops or other devices aren’t included in viewership numbers.
ESPN’s most recent primetime boxing telecast, which aired July 21 from Las Vegas, drew a peak audience of 471,000 and an average viewership of 399,000. Mexico’s Oscar Valdez (28-0, 22 KOs), a former WBO featherweight champ, stopped Puerto Rico’s Jayson Velez (29-7-1, 21 KOs) in the 10th and final round of the main event that night at MGM Grand Conference Center.
Arum Defends Viewership Numbers For Top Rank's ESPN Shows In June
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Re: Arum Defends Viewership Numbers For Top Rank's ESPN Shows In June
The numbers were probably decent because it was reported that the Top Rank show overran by an hour and many had tuned-in to see the UFC 252 prelims, which was being televised by the same broadcaster immediately afterwards.
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Re: Arum Defends Viewership Numbers For Top Rank's ESPN Shows In June
Well that it where it peaked, at the end of the Frampton fight..Enlightened-One wrote: ↑19 Aug 2020, 11:10 The numbers were probably decent because it was reported that the Top Rank show overran by an hour and many had tuned-in to see the UFC 252 prelims, which was being televised by the same broadcaster immediately afterwards.