Sprint Unlimited more than doubles UFC Fight Night ratings on FOX Sports 1

SlicedBread22 said:
Lol well u have to pay for the beer at ur house too right? and then another $50 for the fight... I usually would go to a bar.. spend about $50 and get drunk and still get to watch the fight. I don't anymore but I used to a few years back when I was really into UFC
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Whew! Had us nervous there. ;)

I hate the bar atmosphere, but thanks for the advice. I feel the prelims and undercard are usually the best fighting anyway.
 
FenderBumper said:
Whew! Had us nervous there. ;)

I hate the bar atmosphere, but thanks for the advice. I feel the prelims and undercard are usually the best fighting anyway.
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This was back when I watched every big fight... my aunt had DISH network pirated for a while so I got all the fights free... watched em all... then we lost it and I still followed GSP and Anderson Silva.. that was probably about 5 years ago though.
 
SlicedBread22 said:
This was back when I watched every big fight... my aunt had DISH network pirated for a while so I got all the fights free... watched em all... then we lost it and I still followed GSP and Anderson Silva.. that was probably about 5 years ago though.
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I was always a casual fan. Paid for PPV once and felt burned. I can't even remember the main card. I like Prides way of making the fighters engage. A yellow card can cost you a lot of money.
 
Not sure if this has been noted yet or not but the 3.5 million viewers for the Unlimited is FS1's greatest audience period since the rebrand. None of their college football, college basketball, UFC, soccer, or other broadcasts have topped that.
 
StoneTown said:
Well, the 2013 #s I found say the Sprint Unlimited had 5.7M viewers in 2013 when it was on Fox broadcast, not cable Fox Sports 1.
So, 2.2M fewer people watched the Sprint Unlimited in 2014 compared to 2013. That's a huge drop. It also did a 1.4 in the 18-49 demo in 2013, vs 0.9 in 2014. So a hell of a lot more people watched it last year, both young and old.

And the 2012 #s I found (all at TVByTheNumbers) show 6.7M people watched in 2012, with a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demo.

So in two years the # of Americans watching has been cut in half. That's not good.
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7.8 million in 2011, 8.1 million in 2010, 8.3 million in 2009. I think some of the decrease from 2012 to 2013 can be attributed to the race rebrand from the Bud Shootout to the Sprint Unlimited but moving from broadcast to a cable startup isn't working out well so far. This was the least-watched and lowest-rated Shootout/Unlimited since at least 2001.
 
@jim_utter

Saturday's Sprint Unlimited on Fox Sports 1 earned a 2.0 rating, down 43 percent from a year ago when the race was broadcast on Fox.

Ouch.
 
SlicedBread22 said:
...plus I find it hilarious even MORE that people had the big argument UFC v NASCAR and an exhibition race with 8 cars had double the ratings of one of the biggest fights of the year.
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It wasn't one of the biggest fights of the year. Not even close.
UFC Fight Nights on FS1 are their 3rd tier product.

Tier 1: UFC numbered PPV events (UFC 170, UFC 171, etc)
Tier 2: UFC on Fox (broadcast) fight cards
Tier 3: UFC Fight Nights on FS1
 
StoneTown said:
It wasn't one of the biggest fights of the year. Not even close.
UFC Fight Nights on FS1 are their 3rd tier product.

Tier 1: UFC numbered PPV events (UFC 170, UFC 171, etc)
Tier 2: UFC on Fox (broadcast) fight cards
Tier 3: UFC Fight Nights on FS1
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...year SO FAR lol
 
FenderBumper said:
But you get to see the PPV replay on FS1. I refuse to pay $50 for UFC cards, so 6 months later I watch for free. Then there is the Ultimate Fighter. UFC content is helping FS1, that's for sure.
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I cant watch dealyed sports knowing the results
 
KevinWI said:
Fender, when I joined this happened, you were a big Keselowski fan. Why you turning your back on the blue deuce?
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It's not blue anymore. ;)

He won a championship and it went to his head. I like when drivers speak out, but I don't have to like everything they say.
 
DSquad48 said:
Not a fan of FS1, but I'll watch NASCAR on any network they put it on.
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Fox purchased the Speed Channel. Right now I think mostly what they're doing is trying to decide what else besides auto racing they're gonna show. Next thing you know they'll buy the golf channel and use chess and volleyball competition as a filler.

None of us Speed fans were thrilled to see it taken down as part of a financial deal. 'Course you know big business.
 
George Finley said:
Fox purchased the Speed Channel. Right now I think mostly what they're doing is trying to decide what else besides auto racing they're gonna show. Next thing you know they'll buy the golf channel and use chess and volleyball competition as a filler.

None of us Speed fans were thrilled to see it taken down as part of a financial deal. 'Course you know big business.
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Actually, Fox already owned Speed. They just rebranded it.
Fox has owned Speed since 2001. Fox bought Speedvision in 2001 and immediately started pushing Nascar all the time, which many fans of other motorsports complained bitterly about. That strategy increased the ratings, but hit a ceiling. So after a decade plus of being Nascar TV, Fox decided to rebrand Speed into a general sports ESPN clone.
 
StoneTown said:
Actually, Fox already owned Speed. They just rebranded it.
Fox has owned Speed since 2001. Fox bought Speedvision in 2001 and immediately started pushing Nascar all the time, which many fans of other motorsports complained bitterly about. That strategy increased the ratings, but hit a ceiling. So after a decade plus of being Nascar TV, Fox decided to rebrand Speed into a general sports ESPN clone.
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That explains it. I hope Andy takes note. wink
 
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StoneTown said:
Actually, Fox already owned Speed. They just rebranded it.
Fox has owned Speed since 2001. Fox bought Speedvision in 2001 and immediately started pushing Nascar all the time, which many fans of other motorsports complained bitterly about. That strategy increased the ratings, but hit a ceiling. So after a decade plus of being Nascar TV, Fox decided to rebrand Speed into a general sports ESPN clone.
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It was much easier to complain about them when we thought they were 'the new guy'. ;)
 
FenderBumper said:
It's not blue anymore. ;)

He won a championship and it went to his head. I like when drivers speak out, but I don't have to like everything they say.
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I think its only white for a limited time because of the old school Miller Lite cans.

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KevinWI said:
I think its only white for a limited time because of the old school Miller Lite cans.

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That's good news, because I miss the old Blue and Gold.

I root for a lot of drivers. Last night I was rooting for Dillon, who's car got a nice response from the crowd. A win will surely smooth the transition for him, and he's a nice kid.
 
FenderBumper said:
I root for a lot of drivers. Last night I was rooting for Dillon, who's car got a nice response from the crowd. A win will surely smooth the transition for him, and he's a nice kid.
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How did you get past the whole 'hat thing'? Many here seem to have huge problems with his fashion sense. Nice to see you come over to the dark side.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
How did you get past the whole 'hat thing'? Many here seem to have huge problems with his fashion sense. Nice to see you come over to the dark side.
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lol yeah, race fans are as funny as hell. Last night I was serenaded by 2 drunk men while sitting in the bus bleachers. Made me check my outfit more than once. There's no explaining some of this stuff.

Hat is still fair material because it looks so freaking dumb. Unlike some, I don't need to feign perfection for a driver I root for.
 
FenderBumper said:
lol yeah, race fans are as funny as hell. Last night I was serenaded by 2 drunk men while sitting in the bus bleachers. Made me check my outfit more than once. There's no explaining some of this stuff.

Hat is still fair material because it looks so freaking dumb. Unlike some, I don't need to feign perfection for a driver I root for.
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Rootin your ass off for Bad Brad for a full year more than proved that.
 
If you guys are as old as me you'll understand this; He needs a wife, that way he won't make it out of the house with that Hat on race days.
 
George Finley said:
Fox purchased the Speed Channel. Right now I think mostly what they're doing is trying to decide what else besides auto racing they're gonna show. Next thing you know they'll buy the golf channel and use chess and volleyball competition as a filler.

None of us Speed fans were thrilled to see it taken down as part of a financial deal. 'Course you know big business.
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FOX Sports has PGA rights beginning in 2015 I think. NBC owns the Golf Channel and seeing as Golf Channel's lost it's bread and butter, I imagine that network will be relaunched as NBCSN2 soon.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
FOX Sports has PGA rights beginning in 2015 I think. NBC owns the Golf Channel and seeing as Golf Channel's lost it's bread and butter, I imagine that network will be relaunched as NBCSN2 soon.
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I was surprised to find out just how many people watch golf on TV. I couldn't stay awake long enough watching that slow going stuff to drink even one BL.
 
BamaFan said:
I like Golf, its an acquired taste so to speak.
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I'm glad you enjoy it but my dad told me when I was coming of age that some people liked Scotch Whiskey but most said it was an acquired taste and he hoped that I was like him and didn't suffer through drinking something that I didn't like long enough to come to like it. :D
 
Johali said:
I'm glad you enjoy it but my dad told me when I was coming of age that some people liked Scotch Whiskey but most said it was an acquired taste and he hoped that I was like him and didn't suffer through drinking something that I didn't like long enough to come to like it. :D
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Ah yes, I got it, Smart man your father, Unfortunately before I had kids and a family, I became an above average golfer, 2 handicap, thats where I came to liking to watch it, an appreciation for the talent those guys have.

Still like racing better.:bounce:
 
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