UFL Week 8 - Predictions (w/l, viewers, attendance)

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UFL Week 8 - Predictions (w/l, viewers, attendance):

Saturday, May 18    
4:00 PM    Memphis Showboats    Michigan Panthers    FOX
8:00 PM    Houston Roughnecks    Birmingham Stallions    ESPN2

Sunday, May 19    
12:00 PM    D.C. Defenders    St. Louis Battlehawks    ABC
4:00 PM    Arlington Renegades    San Antonio Brahmas    FOX

Could be potential for NBA and NHL overlap - we'll see how rest of week goes and update here.
Sat NBA - No head-to-head vs Fox 4pm game  BUT OKC at Dallas 8pm on ABC
Sat NHL - 8pm (ESPN)  but two Western Canadian teams Vanc at Edm

MLB: Saturday - Detroit at night - no overlap; Houston plays at 7:10
Nationally: FS1- 4pm Seattle at Balt;  FOX regional - LAA at Texas & SD at Atlanta 7:15pm
Sunday: Boston at St Louis 1:05pm; Wash at Phil 1:35pm; LAA at Texas 2:35pm; no national overlap


 

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Looks like some more seat  rows opened up in Mich home side for Memphis at Mich game

Sat NBA - No head-to-head vs Fox 4pm game  BUT ESPN2 has UFL vs  OKC at Dallas 8pm on ABC

Sat NHL - 8pm (ESPN)  but two Western Canadian teams so expect a later start - Vanc at Edm

Sat WNBA on ABC - 3pm gamestart following C Clark game at 1pm

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Saturday, May 18    4:00 PM Memphis Showboats Michigan Panthers FOX
Hoping for the best crowd of the season in Detroit. Can they break 10k? I'd love to think so but think they finish just under.
9655, Michigan, 815k

8:00 PM Houston Roughnecks Birmingham Stallions ESPN2
A blowout should be expected. Might Corral get some snaps in at some point? Probably in my opinion.
9101, Birmingham, 427k 
Sunday, May 19    12:00 PM D.C. Defenders St. Louis Battlehawks ABC
DC might have a shot here. I hope so, if not weeks 9-10 become glorified preseason games.
32,150, DC, 1.05M

4:00 PM Arlington Renegades San Antonio Brahmas FOX
Arlington looked great last week, San Antonio not so much.
12,125, Arlington, 777k

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Home team rules all, SA in the league's first OT

The rest of the season's TV numbers (won't be strong as the first six) will be a test pilot for the TV strategy next year and how much regionalization should be in play.

And, I've seen a lot of consternation, putting it mildly, everywhere from Reddit to YouTube to even here. Under NO circumstances should the league ever consider doing something totally lame like CUSA did in basketball a few years ago where they scrapped the last two weeks of the season and essentially had another tournament--which resulted in them going from a one-bid league to a.............one-bid league (and Old Dominion was one-and-done anyway). You want a legit league? This isn't even a consideration. If ratings fall to 600K for the last few weeks while people wait for the final four, that's what it is. Plus you want to see every stadium outside of STL fall to Vegas/Memphis/Houston-level attendance? Do that.

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UFL Week 8 - Predictions (w/l, viewers, attendance):

Saturday, May 18    
4:00 PM    Memphis Showboats    Michigan Panthers    FOX
8:00 PM    Houston Roughnecks    Birmingham Stallions    ESPN2

Sunday, May 19    
12:00 PM    D.C. Defenders    St. Louis Battlehawks    ABC
4:00 PM    Arlington Renegades    San Antonio Brahmas    FOX

Could be potential for NBA and NHL overlap - we'll see how rest of week goes and update here.
Sat NBA - No head-to-head vs Fox 4pm game  BUT OKC at Dallas 8pm on ABC
Sat NHL - 8pm (ESPN)  but two Western Canadian teams Vanc at Edm

Don't forget the Preakness on NBC at 7pm with hours of pre-race tv

Sun NBA - Thanks to the Knicks choke on Friday - Pacers/Knicks game 7 on ABC 3:30pm
NHL - no games

MLB: Saturday - Detroit at night - no overlap; Houston plays at 7:10
Nationally: FS1- 4pm Seattle at Balt;  FOX regional - LAA at Texas & SD at Atlanta 7:15pm
Sunday: Boston at St Louis 1:05pm; Wash at Phil 1:35pm; LAA at Texas 2:35pm; no national overlap



 

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Here goes - UFL Week 8 - Predictions (w/l, viewers, attendance):

Saturday, May 18    
4:00 PM    Memphis Showboats    Michigan Panthers    FOX (Mich, 845k, 9450)
8:00 PM    Houston Roughnecks    Birmingham Stallions    ESPN2 (Birm, 430k, 8500)

Sunday, May 19    
12:00 PM    D.C. Defenders    St. Louis Battlehawks    ABC (DC, 1.025mm, 32k)
4:00 PM    Arlington Renegades    San Antonio Brahmas    FOX (AR, 720k, 12500)

Going slightly higher here than preseason forecast (706k); we shall see, need big showing from DC-STL

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RESULTS: UFL Week 8 - Predictions (w/l, viewers, attendance):

Game Winners:   
4:00 PM    Memphis Showboats    Michigan Panthers    FOX - LA & 4th had winner (Mich)
8:00 PM    Houston Roughnecks    Birmingham Stallions    ESPN2 - LA & 4th had winner (Birm)
  
12:00 PM    D.C. Defenders    St. Louis Battlehawks    ABC - LA & 4th both had loser (winner StL)
4:00 PM    Arlington Renegades    San Antonio Brahmas    FOX - LA picks SA and Wins

Attendance Winners:
4:00 PM    Memphis Showboats    Michigan Panthers    FOX - 4th wins with 9450 (actual 9,370)
8:00 PM    Houston Roughnecks    Birmingham Stallions    ESPN2 - LA closest with (actual 10,245)
12:00 PM    D.C. Defenders    St. Louis Battlehawks    ABC - LA nips 4th by 150 (actual 32,403)
4:00 PM    Arlington Renegades    San Antonio Brahmas    FOX - LA tops 4th by 375 (actual 11,395)

Viewership Winners:
4:00 PM    Memphis Showboats    Michigan Panthers    FOX - LA wins with 815k (actual 673k)
8:00 PM    Houston Roughnecks    Birmingham Stallions    ESPN2 - LA closest with 427k by 3k! (actual 254k)
12:00 PM    D.C. Defenders    St. Louis Battlehawks    ABC - LA nips 4th by  25k (actual 1.1mm)
4:00 PM    Arlington Renegades    San Antonio Brahmas    FOX - 4th gets one! (actual 545k)