LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Ronda Rousey prepares to enter the Octagon in her UFC women's bantamweight championship bout against Cat Zingano during the UFC 184 event at Staples Center on February 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Ronda Rousey prepares to enter the Octagon in her UFC women's bantamweight championship bout against Cat Zingano during the UFC 184 event at Staples Center on February 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Rousey’s UFC 207 Return Delivers FS1’s Fourth Most-Viewed Postfight Show in Network History
LOS ANGELES, CA – Interest in Ronda Rousey’s return to the Octagon at UFC 207 drove strong viewership to FS1 on Friday, Dec. 30.
Following Amanda Nunes’ shocking 48-second defeat of Rousey on Pay-Per-View, the FS1 UFC 207 POSTFIGHT SHOW tallied 404,000 viewers, a +166% jump over the comparable Jan. 2, 2016 postfight show (for UFC 195) and good for the fourth most-watched postfight show in FS1 history. Among A18-49, it was up +157% over the Jan. 2, 2016 postfight show (234,000 vs. 91,000).
The FS1 UFC 207 PRELIMS scored 1,511,000 viewers on Friday, making it the eighth most-watched PRELIMS ever on the network. It was up +46% over the 1,032,000 viewers for the comparable FS1 UFC 195 PRELIMS on Jan. 2, 2016. Among A18-49, the prelims were up +42% (813,000 vs. 572,000). The FS1 UFC 207 PRELIMS peaked with 1,848,000 viewers between 9:45 – 10:00 PM ET.
Intrigue heading into the evening’s fights was strong on the network as well. The FS1 UFC 207 PREFIGHT SHOW logged 572,000 viewers, making it the fifth most-watched PREFIGHT show in FS1 history. The FS1 UFC 207 WEIGH-IN SHOW garnered 216,000 viewers, up +23% against the 176,000 viewers for the lone UFC weigh-in last January that aired on a Friday.
