Marchand & Ourand respond to The Rock regarding ESPN-XFL financial arrangement
"Of course, there's a rights agreement, the games are on the air. There has to be an agreement. There's no rights fee."
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USFL Week 1 outdraws XFL Week 9, but with important broadcast to cable caveats
The USFL averaged 789,500 viewers across four games this weekend (three on broadcast), while the XFL averaged 588,250 across four games (three on cable, including one on ESPN2).
The XFL and USFL go head-to-head this weekend, but how many viewers will care?
The XFL and USFL will have two games go directly up against one another.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson calls XFL ratings slide versus 2020 ‘really not apples to apples’
XFL co-owners Johnson and Dany Garcia discussed the league's ratings and more with USA Today.
XFL sees further double-digit drops in viewership in Week 3
The XFL's ratings have continued to drop significantly from week to week.
Week 2 XFL ratings dropped as expected, but still were decent: will they hold there?
The XFL ratings saw a significant drop in Week 2, but their ratings were still pretty good. Will they be able to hold on to this new level of ratings?
New XFL posts solid early numbers, slightly up from AAF debut; how will it do over time?
XFL ratings so far look decent, but will the league be able to keep people tuning in?