Monday, August 19, 2013

Launch of Fox Sports 1 Generates Ratings

With the hype and launch of Fox Sports 1 out of the way, hopefully the network can settle into a day to day routine.  I didn't see Fox Sports Live over the weekend, however, from what i've seen the reviews have been mixed and it includes a lot of childish jokes and from the few minutes that I saw of Crowd Goes Wild, I could feel my IQ drop.

That said, the launch of Fox Sports 1 over the weekend generated viewers and strong ratings that was aided by Saturday night being UFC heavy.

The Saturday launch of Fox Sports 1 generated ratings show that over 1.7 million viewers tuned into Fox Sports 1 during the evening prime time hours and that was a 10 fold increase over the combined ratings of Fox Soccer, Fuel, and Speed from a year ago and out-rated the 4 major networks in all key male demographics.  In addition, the UFC coverage proved popular with the younger male demographics.

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