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FS1 UFC 202 Prelims Peak with More Than 1.5 Million Viewers

08/23/2016

Mystic Mac delivered again. The anticipation around Saturday’s UFC 202: DIAZ VS. MCGREGOR 2 rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor pushed FS1 to the top spot among ad-supported cable networks in the key A18-49 demo during the FS1 UFC 202 PRELIMS.

Here are the key viewership stats:

· In the key A18-49 demographic, FS1 UFC 202 PRELIMS were up +7% compared to last August’s FS1 prelim card for UFC 190: ROUSEY VS. CORREIA (816,000 vs. 762,000).

· FS1 was the No. 1 ad-supported cable network among A18-49 from 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET on Saturday.

· Airing against the final Saturday night of the Olympics, the FS1 UFC 202 PRELIMS averaged 1,300,000 viewers, nearly matching the 1,322,000 viewers for last August’s prelim card for UFC 190: ROUSEY VS. CORREIA.

· Viewership peaked at 1,507,000 from 9:15 PM ET – 9:30 PM ET.

· The FS1 UFC 202 PREFIGHT SHOW posted 523,000 viewers, making it the seventh most-watched PPV prefight show on the network to date.

· The FS1 UFC 202 POSTFIGHT SHOW delivered 320,000 viewers, which made it the sixth most-watched PPV postfight show on the network.