Television By Numbers reports that PBC on CBS Saturday night drew 2.12 million viewers. It finished behind ABC and NBC in network ratings for its time slot. The event, which aired from 9-11pm ET on CBS, eatured Keith Thurman taking on Shawn Porter with Thurman emerging as the victor in a very good fight. The […]
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PBC on NBC draws 1.32M viewers in overnight ratings
Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday night on NBC drew 1.32 million viewers per Television By Numbers. The rating slightly improves upon its lowest rating on the network this past April. The event, which aired on the network from 8:30-11:00pm ET featured Andrzez Fonfara and Joe Smith, Jr. Smith scored an upset over Fonfara with a […]
2015: The year in Boxing
2015 was a big year for boxing. It featured the start of a new organization, a return to network television, litigation (of course), controversy and the long-awaited fight people waited years to see. Mayweather-Pacquiao was the dream matchup that came several years too late. Still, the fight reaped the rewards due the brand names of its […]
PBC on CBS Saturday posts 0.8 rating
Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reports that Saturday afternoon’s Premier Boxing Champions on CBS drew an overnight rating of 0.8 in the 4:00-6:00pm ET time slot. According to Sports Media Watch, 3 of the 4 PBC events on CBS have failed to earn at least a 1.0 overnight average. Saturday night’s fight on CBS featured […]
PBC adds FS1 to its stable of networks
With two network shows this past weekend, Premier Boxing Champions seems to be on every channel. You may now include Fox Sports as another network that has added PBC to its programming. Last week PBC replaced Golden Boy Promotions on FS1 as the network allowed its contract with Golden Boy end and signed a deal […]