ESPN reports that “Premier Boxing Champions,” the upstart promotion advised by Al Haymon will replace ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” starting Saturday, July 11th. The two year deal will run through July 2017 and include two shows on the ABC network on Saturday afternoons. The deal with ESPN includes 24 events over the course of the […]
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PBC draws 3.4 million viewers Saturday
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 […]
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 […]
Haymon time buy brings boxing to NBC prime time
14 for 14: No. 10 WSOF airs on NBC
The World Series of Fighting debuted on NBC on Saturday afternoon July 5th in the first of two airings on network television in 2014. The second airing on NBC occurs today, December 27th with a “Best of” show. The debut show on NBC in July drew 781,000 average viewers for its Saturday afternoon card. The […]