Bloody Elbow reports that Premier Boxing Champions received an overnight viewership of 3.4 million viewers in its debut in network prime time Saturday Night. It was the most watched boxing broadcast since 1998. The adjusted ratings from the fast overnights Saturday of 3.13 million reflect a strong showing for the night despite the fact that […]
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PBC debut on NBC draws 2.53 rating/5 share
The debut of Premier Boxing Champions in network prime time scored with a 2.53 rating and 5 share in overnight ratings on Saturday night in the 9-11pm ET time slot. UPDATED: 12:24pm PT 3/8/15 – According to Television By Numbers, PBC from 8:30pm-11pm ET drew 3.13 million viewers and a 1.0 share rating among adults […]
PBC payouts for Saturday night
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the purses for tonight’s inaugural Premier Boxing Champions broadcast on NBC. Its boxing’s return to prime time on network television and the purses reflect the big fight feel for the event. Keith Thurman – $1.5 million vs. Roberto Guerrero – $1.225 million Adrien Broner – $1.25 million vs. John Milina […]
GGG posts 862K viewers for Saturday afternoon fight on HBO
Steve Kim of UCN Live reports the Nielsen information that HBO’s Saturday afternoon live showing of Gennady Golovkin defeating Martin Murray drew 862,000 viewers and peaked at 938,000. GGG KO’d Murray in the 12th round after dominating most of the fight. The fight was shown live on HBO and replayed later that night. The event […]
Mayweather-Pacquiao set for May 2nd
The long-awaited fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is taking place May 2nd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mayweather posted a picture of a piece of paper which he states was the signed contract for the fight. It is being reported that the purse split is 60-40 in favor of Mayweather. One […]