# UFL 2025 Opening Game On FOX Delivers Lackluster Viewership

- Author: Mike Mitchell
- Published: 2025-03-31T20:39:02Z
- Updated: 2026-07-09T17:07:25Z
- Categories: UFL (ufl), Houston Gamblers (houston-gamblers), St. Louis Battlehawks (st-louis-battlehawks)
- Canonical URL: https://uflnewshub.com/ufl/ufl-2025-tv-opening-game-tv-rating-on-fox

The ratings are in from this past Friday Night's [UFL 2025](http://www.theufl.com) opening game on FOX. The primetime opener, which featured the St. Louis Battlehawks at the Houston Roughnecks and aired at 8 p.m. ET, averaged 690,000 viewers. The telecast peaked at 844,000 viewers during the first 15 minutes of the game.

Last season's [UFL](https://uflnewshub.com/ufl/ufl-2024-week-one-tv-ratings-on-fox-and-espn) opener on Saturday, March 30, saw the Birmingham Stallions and Arlington Renegades average 1.181 million viewers in the 1 pm Eastern time slot.

There's no question that the league's direct competition against the NCAA's March Madness contributed to the UFL's tepid debut performance. FOX's Saturday afternoon game featuring the Arlington Renegades and [San Antonio Brahmas](https://uflnewshub.com/team/san-antonio-brahmas/) will not be available until Tuesday. The UFL's opening weekend also saw a doubleheader on ESPN this past Sunday.

## Week 2 UFL TV Schedule

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