The TV ratings for Week 4 of the UFL 2025 season are in. The UFL encountered some stiff competition in the sports TV landscape on Easter weekend, with the NBA and NHL playoffs commencing and interest in Wrestlemania 41.
A week ago, the UFL’s overall ratings average was 665K, which is up from the prior weekend, with the league showing steady progress, particularly on its broadcast network showings, with a peak audience on ABC (1.4 million). With all four weekly UFL games on FOX and ABC in Week 4, the question was how the league would follow that up.
UFL 2025 Season: Week 4 TV Ratings
Friday night’s 4/18 UFL game on FOX between the Michigan Panthers and Memphis Showboats averaged 679,000 viewers, down slightly from the previous week’s 682,000 figure. The league appears to have established a floor for its core audience on Friday nights.
For the second week in a row, the UFL delivered its best audience on ABC. On early Saturday afternoon, 4/19. The St. Louis Battlehawks-Arlington Renegades game averaged 901,000 viewers, with a peak viewership of 1.1 million for the game’s conclusion.
Saturday evening’s UFL game on FOX, featuring the Birmingham Stallions and Houston Roughnecks, averaged 609,000 viewers. The Week 4 finale of the San Antonio Brahmas and DC Defenders averaged 739,000 viewers on FOX.
The peak audience for Saturday’s FOX showing was 764,000 during the game’s opening fifteen minutes. Sunday’s high point was 874k during the 6:15 pm quarter.
The Week 4 UFL TV ratings average was 731,251, up from last week, thanks to all four of the league’s games being on broadcast television. In Week 5, only one of the UFL’s games will be on over-the-air network TV this coming Friday night on FOX. The remaining slate of UFL games will air on the league’s cable partner ESPN.
UFL Week 5 TV Schedule
FRI, APR 25
SAT, APR 26
| MATCHUP | STATUS | LOCATION | ODDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICH | @ | STL | 7:00PMESPN | The Dome at America’s Center,St. Louis, MO | STL -1.0 |
SUN, APR 27
| MATCHUP | STATUS | LOCATION | ODDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | @ | ARL | 12:00PMESPN | Choctaw Stadium,Arlington, TX | ARL -3.5 |
| HOU | @ | SA | 3:00PMESPN | Alamodome,San Antonio, TX | SA -3.5 |
1 Comment
by 4th&long
Iām sure Fox is disappointed with those numbers. Its down big from UFL 2024. Its closer to USFL 2023 or USFL 2022 after week 4. Lots of small market games Memphis Friday night and Birm Saturday night canāt be helping.
On the plus side ABC once again had a solid number.