The ratings are in for the first game of the 2020 XFL season and the Seattle Dragons-DC Defenders game Saturday delivered a solid number for ABC.
The @xfl2020 on ESPN/ABC is off to a strong start! pic.twitter.com/ZjAzmTLmz9
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) February 10, 2020
The game was played in the nation’s capital. However, the road team’s fans delivered the biggest audience with a 6.4. Vieweship averaged 3.3 million and 4 million were tuned in for the final quarter hour of the contest won by the Defenders.
Actual attendance at all four games in inaugural weekend top 17,000 at all four venues.
All in all, a healthy start for the league that has returned after a 19-year absence. The numbers for the other three games should be out Monday. Two games were on FOX and one was on ESPN.