I was curious about how the UFL would do, in the ratings and added the College Spring games and the NFL draft. I do not have the XFL numbers from last year, but have read the UFL was something like 31% better than the XFL.
Only 3 spring games were on networks that are part of the Neilson Rating System:
Ohio State - Spring game – Sat – Fox - 10:00 AM - 660,000
Michigan - Spring Game – Sat – Fox - 10:00 AM - 505,000
Alabama - Spring game – Sat – ESPN - 2:05 PM - 482,000
Average - 549,000
NFL Draft - RD 1 – Thurs – ESPN - 6:00 PM - 5,559,000
NFL Draft - RD 1 – Thurs – ABC - 6:00 PM - 4,509,000
NFL Draft - RD 2-3 – Fri – ABC - 5:00 PM - 2,692,000
NFL Draft - RD 1 – Thurs – NFLN - 6:00 PM - 1,563,000
NFL Draft - RD 3-7 – Sat – ABC - 10:00 AM - 1,384,000
NFL Draft - RD 2-3 – Fri - ESPN2 - 5:00 PM - 1,265,000
NFL Draft - RD 3-7 – Sat – ESPN - 10:00 AM - 1,116,000
NFL Draft - RD 2-3 – Fri – NFLN - 5:00 PM - 793,000
NFL Draft - RD 3-7 – Sat – NFLN - 10:00 AM - 263,000
Average - 2,127,111
UFL Title Game – Sun – Fox - 3:00 PM - 1,596,000
UFL Week 1 – Sat – Fox - 2:00 PM - 1,349,000
UFL Playoff game – Sun – Fox - 5:00 PM - 1,274,000
UFL Week 1 – Sat - Fox 11:00 AM - 1,181,000
UFL Playoff game – Sat – ABC - 1:00 PM - 1,100,000
UFL Week 9 – Sat – ABC - 1:00 PM - 1,072,000
UFL Week 8 – Sun – ABC - 10:00 AM - 1,057,000
UFL Week 3 – Sun – ABC - 1:05 PM - 1,023,000
UFL Week 3 – Sun – ABC - 10:00 AM - 974,000
UFL Week 1 – Sun – ESPN - 10:00 AM - 960,000
UFL Week 6 - Sat – ABC - 10:00 AM - 956,000
UFL Week 4 – Sat – ABC - 10:30 AM - 954,000
UFL Week 4 (two regional games) - Sat – Fox - 5:00 PM - 951,000
UFL Week 6 (two regional games) – Sun – Fox - 1:00 PM - 929,000
UFL Week 2 – Sat – ABC - 6:00 PM - 908,000
UFL Week 2 – Sun – ESPN - 10:00 AM - 902,000
UFL Week 10 – Sun – ABC - 10:00 AM - 893,000
UFL Week 9 – Sat – ABC - 10:00 AM - 886,000
UFL Week 2 – Sun – Fox - 2:00 PM - 849,000
UFL Week 3 – Sat – Fox - 5:00 PM - 837,000
UFL Week 10 – Sat – Fox - 2:05 PM - 836,000
UFL Week 6 – Sat – Fox - 1:00 PM - 829,000
UFL Week 9 (two regional games) – Sun – Fox - 12:30 PM - 800,000
UFL Week 5 (two regional games) - Sat – Fox - 5:00 PM - 777,000
UFL Week 7 – Sat – Fox - 2:05 PM - 758,000
UFL Week 10 – Sat – ESPN - 2:05 PM - 753,000
UFL Week 5 – Sun – Fox - 1:00 PM - 731,000
UFL Week 2 – Sat – ESPN - 10:00 AM - 718,000
UFL Week 1 – Sun – ESPN - 1:00 PM - 703,000
UFL Week 5 – Sun – ESPN - 10:00 AM - 688,000
UFL Week 8 – Sat – Fox - 2:05 PM - 673,000
UFL Week 7 – Sun – ESPN - 10:00 AM - 665,000
UFL Week 10 – Sun – Fox - 5:00 PM - 649,000
UFL Week 7 – Sat – ESPN - 11:00 AM - 586,000
UFL Week 7 – Sun – ESPN - 1:00 PM - 572,000
UFL Week 8 – Sun – Fox - 2:05 PM - 545,000
UFL Week 3 – Sat – ESPN - 2:05 PM - 534,000
UFL Week 8 – Sat - ESPN2 - 6:00 PM - 254,000
UFL Week 4 – Sun - FS1 - 12:00 PM - 243,000
Average - 845,256
