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Exclusive: Week 3 XFL TV Ratings on ABC/ESPN

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Week 3 of the XFL on ABC and ESPN averaged 1,704,000 viewers.

Saturday:

Saturday’s Houston Roughnecks vs. Tampa Bay Vipers game on ABC averaged 1,914,000 viewers, based on fast nationals. The telecast peaked between 4:45-5 p.m. ET with 2,571,000 viewers.

The top 5 local markets were Houston (3.5), Tampa-St. Pete (3.3), Tulsa (3.0), Cleveland (2.9) and Norfolk (2.7)

Sunday:

Sunday’s New York Guardians vs St. Louis BattleHawks game on ESPN averaged 1,473,000 viewers.

The telecast peaked between 4:45–5 p.m. with 1,640,000 viewers. The top 5 local markets were St. Louis (8.0), Kansas City (2.0), Cincinnati (1.8), Columbus, Ohio (1.5) and Cleveland (1.4).

Week 2 to Week 3 XFL TV Ratings comparison Saturday on ABC.

Week 2: Defenders-Guardians averaged 2,127,000 viewers, peaked with 2,389,000 viewers

Week 3: Roughnecks-Vipers game on averaged 1,914,000 viewers, peaked with 2,571,000 viewers


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