XFL Championship Game Attendance 2023 And TV Ratings

By Bibhatsu Thapa / 18 May 2023 11:15 AM

The Champions of XFL 2023 with Head Coach Bob Stoops.( Source : twitter )

XFL Championship Game attendance 2023 was 22754 fans at the Alamodome in San Antonio. XFL attendance by team was the highest for St Louis Battlehawks at 175520.

The Championship finals game between the Arlington Renegades and the DC Defenders gathered a good number of attendance.

The number of spectators for the finals is still low in comparison to the NFL but with room for improvement as it is in its initial stage at the moment.

The league owners Danny Garcia and Dwayne Johnson are already looking forward to the next season as they feel the 2023 season was a success.

The turnout regarding the attendance did not match up to their expectations and the league will need to do a lot of work to improve in that department.

There was a drop of 23% in the league's attendance in comparison to the 2020 season as well as a drop in the number of audiences for the games.

XFL Championship 2023 Attendance

XFL attendance by team was the lowest for Vegas Vipers with 30,124 attendance and highest for St. Louis Battlehawks with 175,520.

The league had a mixture of figures as the attendees did not tune in with the expected numbers. The XFL 2020 season which was cut short mid-way due to the COVID-19 pandemic had better attendance for the games as compared to the reboot 2023 season.

The spectators could not be drawn to the maximum to the stadiums this season and hopefully, this won't be the case next season.

XFL Attendance by Team Throughout The Season (total):

Arlington Renegades - 60,274
D.C. Defenders - 71,347
Houston Roughnecks - 58,838
Orlando Guardians - 44,656
San Antonio Brahmas - 74,914
Seattle Sea Dragons - 61,550
St. Louis Battlehawks - 175,520
Vegas Vipers - 30,124

The highest number of audience in a game for the 2023 season.( Source : facebook )

The St. Louis Battlehawks managed to draw a lot of spectators for their games and averaged a staggering 35,104 per game. The Vipers had an average attendance of just 6,028 per game.

The Battlehawks' 38,310 in week 4 is the record-high attendance this season and the Vipers recorded the lowest with only 6,008 spectators in week 5.

The weekly average attendance per game stood at 14,443 which is a drop from the average of 18,614 in 2020.

This is what the number of attendance (maximum) for the teams' home games throughout the season looks like:

Arlington Renegades (Home) vs Houston Roughnecks (Away)	12,821 (Week 10)
D.C. Defenders (Home) vs Arlington Renegades (Away)	18,684 (Week 9)
Houston Roughnecks (Home) vs St. Louis Battlehawks (Away)	12,013 (Week 7)
Orlando Guardians (Home) vs San Antonio Brahmas (Away)	12,011 (Week 2)
San Antonio Brahmas (Home) vs St. Louis Battlehawks (Away)	24,245 (Week 1)
Seattle Sea Dragons (Home) vs San Antonio Brahmas (Away)	15,103 (Week 4)
St. Louis Battlehawks (Home) vs Arlington Renegades (Away)	38,310 (Week 4)
Vegas Vipers (Home) vs San Antonio Brahmas (Away)	6,041 (Week 7)

Payout

XFL Championship payout would make an additional $12,000 in postseason games ($10,000 for 2 games and a $2000 bonus for their wins) if they follow the pay structure of the regular season.

The actual championship payout has not been disclosed as of yet. The players who qualify for the postseason (semi-final and championship finals) would earn an additional $5000 per game and a $1000 bonus for the win.

How Much Do XFL Players Make a Year

XFL player salary 2023 on average would earn about $60,000 a season i.e. from training to the end of the season.

As pitched by Doug Whaley (Senior Vice President of Player personnel for the XFL) and Marc Ross (Executive Vice President of Football Operations) that the players would get a weekly salary of $5000 and a bonus of $1000 per win.

A Renegades player celebrating their XFL Championship win.( Source : facebook )

The XFL also offers a benefits package worth $20,000. Payment of two meals a day and housing payments are additional benefits of the new league and valid only for the duration of the season.

It is believed that the Quarterbacks will earn a slightly higher salary than the average salaries of other players and their salaries can be six figures.

In comparison to the NFL, the minimum average salary of an NFL player is $750,000, and the minimum average salary for active players in the USFL is $53,500.

The XFL's pay structure has been designed to compete with other professional football leagues and provide players with the best facilities that will draw them to the league.

Luis Perez Salary

Luis Perez XFL salary earns him $27,000 a season and was adjudged the Championship Finals 'MVP'. Perez had an impressive season and an even better final.

Luis Perez has a contract with the Renegades of $27,000 in salary. Being a QB, he has a base price of $25,000 and an additional $2000 as incentives.

The 'Finals MVP' Luis Perez in play.( Source : facebook )

The Championship winner and Finals MVP is still paid a lot lesser than a lot of other players in the league. The other quarterbacks on the team have a higher salary than Perez.

With an incredible season, Perez has surely performed way above his pay grade.

XFL TV Ratings 2023

XFL Championship ratings 2023 had an average of 1.4 million viewers with a peak viewership of 1.8 million.

The Championship Finals was played at the Alamodome, San Antonio, on Saturday, May 13, between the Arlington Renegades (South Division) and the D.C. Defenders (North Division). The Renegades went on to win the finals with a 35-26 scoreline.

The XFL 2023 Finals between the Renegades and the Defenders.( Source : twitter )

Week 1

XFL TV ratings week 1 had the highest viewership average of 1.54 million. The numbers in 2023 have seen a significant drop in the number of viewers as opposed to the 2020 season.

Arlington Renegades vs Vegas Vipers - 1.54 million avg. viewers – ABC
Houston Roughnecks vs Orlando Guardians - 1.14 million avg. viewers – ESPN & FX
San Antonio Brahmas vs St. Louis Battlehawks - 1.57 million avg. viewers – ABC
D.C. Defenders vs Seattle Sea Dragons - 918,000 avg. viewers – ESPN

Week 2

Week 2 XFL TV ratings had an average of 781,000 viewers which was the highest of the week. This week too shows a drop in the average number of viewers as compared to that of 2020.

St. Louis Battlehawks vs Seattle Dragons - 524,000 avg. viewers - FX
D.C. Defenders vs Vegas Vipers - 605,000 avg. viewers - FX
San Antonio Brahmas vs Orlando Guardians - 781,000 avg. viewers - ESPN
Arlington Renegades vs Houston Roughnecks - 678,000 avg. viewers - ESPN2

Week 3

Week 3 XFL TV ratings had 665,000 average viewers and a rating of 0.36, the highest of the week. The viewership kept on getting worse and was not looking good for the broadcasters as they just could not gain viewership.

Seattle Dragons vs Vegas Vipers - 528,000 avg. viewers, 0.29 rating - FX
St. Louis Battlehawks vs D.C. Defenders - 665,000 avg. viewers, 0.36 rating - FX
Orlando Guardians vs Arlington Renegades - 550,000 avg. viewers, 0.33 rating - FX
San Antonio Brahmas vs Houston Roughnecks - 543,000 avg. viewers, 0.32 - ESPN2

Week 4

XFL TV ratings week 4 had 691,000 average viewers and things were not going according to the plans of the broadcasters who had made adjustments to increase viewership.

Houston Roughnecks vs Orlando Guardians - 405,000 avg. viewers - FX
Seattle Dragons vs San Antonio Brahmas – FX - 343,000 avg. viewers - FX
St. Louis Battlehawks vs Arlington Renegades - 572,000 avg. viewers - ESPN2
DC Defenders vs Vegas Vipers - 691,000 avg. viewers - ESPN2

Week 5

XFL TV ratings week 5 saw the numbers cut in almost half with 320,000 as the highest number of average viewership. The main contributor to the decline was the collision with the 'March Madness' which was bound to dip the number of viewers.

Seattle Sea Dragons vs Houston Roughnecks - 256,000 avg. viewers - FX
St. Louis Battlehawks vs DC Defenders - 320,000 avg. viewers - FX
Vegas Vipers vs Orlando Guardians - 234,000 avg. viewers - FX
San Antonio Brahmas vs Arlington Renegades - 246,000 avg. viewers - ESPN2