The UFL insists that it's in it for the long haul. Still, the trend is not good. Next year becomes critical to projecting the league's long-term viability. UFL attendance, viewership down in 2025 ...

The second year of the UFL did not match the first year. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, the UFL’s in-person attendance was down by five percent in 2025. The TV audience dropped by a ...

The league's TV viewership also declined, as its games had an average of 645,000 viewers in 2025, down from 812,000 in 2024.

He believes that audience indicates an appetite for football on which a spring league, like the UFL, could capitalize. Already, Repole is confident in the league's "good" viewership.

Broadcast networks pulled in higher viewership, averaging 945,000, and the cable networks saw 630,000 average viewers. Those numbers are 34% higher than predecessor leagues USFL’s and XFL’s ...

The network owns a 50 percent stake in the UFL. “When games matter, viewership pops,” Shanks said, referencing the league’s impressive postseason viewership numbers.

After a lackluster opening week, UFL viewership is still struggling to gain its footing in Year 2. Against significant college basketball competition on both the men’s and women’s side, the ...

A huge jump from the last two weeks. Up 38% over last year’s respective Week 9 average for the USFL and XFL of 662,000 viewers. The 33 UFL telecasts are averaging 816,000 viewers through Week 9 ...

The second year of the UFL did not match the first year. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, the UFL's in-person attendance was down by five percent in 2025. The TV audience dropped by a ...

UFL 2024 Conference Championship Game TV Ratings on FOX/ABC Spike From Last Year The UFL exceeded last year’s average viewership for all USFL and XFL regular-season games by more than 30%.