XFL Opening Weekend Delivers World-Class Professional Football, Significant Reach and Strong Engagement

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XFL Opening Weekend Delivers World-Class Professional Football, Significant Reach and Strong EngagementFebruary 22, 2023 - XFL (XFL) News ReleaseARLINGTON, TX - The XFL is pleased to share key fan engagement and gameplay figures from its successful opening weekend (February 18-19), driven by the quality and dynamic nature of its on-field football product, its rules and fan-focused game presentation innovations, and further elevated by the combined strength of XFL, League ownership, and ESPN social media channels. Notably, XFL league and team social media channels gained 4.1M video views in 48 hours, highlighting the importance of the League's content-driven fan engagement strategy. On linear television, the audience peaked at 2.3M during the San Antonio Brahmas and St. Louis Battlehawks on Sunday afternoon. Total attendance across the four home openers in Arlington (TX), Houston (TX), San Antonio (TX), and Washington D.C. was 61,514. San Antonio, a new market for the XFL, sold out of the lower bowl capacity in the Alamodome (24,245).
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