viewers for the network’s Week 7 broadcast.Īfter pulling in 625,000 and 773,000 avg viewers for its two games in Week 8, Fox split the difference this past Sunday for the Breakers vs Bandits game. viewers for the Generals vs Maulers clash. It’s a small bump, but an additional 30,000 viewers aren’t insignificant for the USFL.įor USA Network, which pulls in the lowest USFL ratings each week, the audience size is a positive.
Starting with NBC’s broadcast, it’s a slight tick upwards from the 785,000 viewers who tuned in for a Week 6 matchup on the network in Week 6. evening (FS1) – Pittsburgh Maulers vs Philadelphia Stars – 389,000 viewers afternoon (Fox) – New Orleans Breakers vs Tampa Bay Bandits – 742,000 avg. evening (USA) – Birmingham Stallions vs Houston Gamblers – 350,000 avg. afternoon (NBC) – New Jersey Generals vs Michigan Panthers – 815,000 avg. Fortunately, there are some positive signs in the USFL ratings this past weekend. The league and its broadcasting partners need fan support now more than ever, the test becomes what happens when some teams have already locked up playoff spots and might have less incentive against eliminated teams. It comes at an important time with Week 9 representing the penultimate slate in the regular season schedule before the first USFL playoffs. Week 9 brings turnaround for USFL viewership Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY SportsĪ week after the USFL ratings took a dive in Week 8, things bounced a bit upwards for the league. This is not the direction the league wants to be headed before the XFL launches next year. That’s a red flag considering it’s the last thing we’ll see before the playoffs. The Breakers vs Gamblers matchup drew the lowest USFL TV ratings this year. The biggest concern is the Sunday evening game. It certainly didn’t help that Birmingham’s pursuit of a perfect season was already over, but it shows how quickly fans can lose interest. viewers is one of the network’s smallest this season. Things weren’t much better for Fox’s broadcast. It’s certainly not the least-watched USFL game on the network, but it’s still not what the league wants to see. USA’s Saturday coverage of the USFL represented another dip in viewership, slipping from 350,000 la Saturday prior to 290,000 in Week 10. Sunday evening (FS1) – New Orleans Breakers vs Houston Gamblers – 181,000 avg.Sunday noon (USA) – Michigan Panthers vs Pittsburgh Maulers – 282,000 avg.Saturday evening (FOX) – Birmingham Stallions vs Tampa Bay Bandits – 649,000 avg.Saturday afternoon (USA) – New Jersey Generals vs Philadelphia Stars – 290,000 avg.As expected and much to the dismay of USFL officials, the ratings took a hit. It is also likely a factor that the league weighed in advance before putting two games on USA Network and one matchup on Fox Sports 1. When previewing the outlook for the USFL television audience in Week 10, we mentioned how each of the playoff spots being locked up would hurt viewership. Final week of USFL regular season brings grim USFL TV ratings Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports We’ll provide an update for the USFL TV ratings from the championship game on Sunday. According to TV Series Finale, NBC averaged 900,000 viewers for its Saturday broadcast. It was also reported last week that the USFL is returning for the 2023 season.Īs for the inaugural USFL playoffs, viewership ticked up. The league also touted that it averaged just over 1 million viewers for its national games on Fox and NBC. He noted that USFL regular-season games regularly averaged more viewers than either the NHL or Premier League.
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