PBC on NBC Sports Network Saturday night posted 250,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. The viewership represents an over 30% decrease in viewership from its August event on the network. PBC on NBC Sports Network July 2015 – 247,000 August 2015 – 362,000 September 2015 – 250,000 In the main event, Gabriel Bracero knocked out […]
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HBO, Showtime boxing events produce uninspired ratings
Dan Rafael of ESPN reports that Saturday night’s boxing events on HBO and Showtime were down based on ratings from Nielsen Media Research. HBO’s event drew an overall average of 663,000 subscribers for the live event. Showtime’s event, which aired at about the same time as HBO’s event drew an overall average of 400,000 subscribers. […]
PBC on NBC Saturday night draws 1.6 overnight rating
Sports Media Watch reports that PBC on NBC Saturday drew a 1.6 overnight rating. The rating is down from the network’s two previous PBC primetime cards. Although no actual viewership numbers have been posted, Television By Numbers reported that the 3 hour time block from 8-11pm on NBC drew just 1.96 million viewers and an […]
Mayweather-Berto replay on Showtime draws 587K Saturday night
The PPV replay of Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto Saturday night on Showtime drew 587,000 subscription viewers on Saturday night from 10:16pm-11:08pm per Sports TV Ratings. UPDATED: I misread the ratings a bit. The three ratings for the fight were all the same showing and was just chopped up per segment. The Mayweather-Berto fight did […]
USADA responds to Hauser article
USADA responded to the article published by Thomas Hauser which criticized the organization regarding its overall administration of its anti-doping efforts and specifically related to Floyd Mayweather. The organization that also administers the UFC’s anti-doping program provides a thorough, line-by-line dissection of Hauser’s long-form piece which seeks to clarify and discredit the validity of the […]