ESPN reports the ratings for NBC’s Fight Night which aired on network television on December 22nd scored 1.6 million viewers for a 1.2 rating. It was the second week of boxing on network television as CBS carried a fight card the week before. The main event featured a controversial ending as heavyweights Steve Cunningham and […]
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“Showtime Boxing on CBS” a success in boxing’s return to network
ESPN Dan Rafael reports that boxing’s big return to network television on CBS scored a 1.3 rating. The televised event, “Showtime Boxing on CBS,” on December 15th, aired between 1:45p.m. PT/4:45p.m ET to 3:00p.m. PT/6:00p.m. ET. The rating equates to roughly 1.5 million viewers although the actual numbers have not been released. The event featured […]
Top 10 of 2012: No. 9 TUF moves to Fridays on FX; poor ratings move it to Tuesdays for 2013
With the UFC-Fox relationship, much anticipation came with The Ultimate Fighter moving to the FX Network. Despite a Friday night time slot, Dana White was bullish on the move. Via MMA Fighting: When signing the [FOX] deal more than a year ago, UFC President Dana White talked about drawing 3 million viewers weekly for TUF […]
The Wrestling Post – 12.24.12 edition
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This edition we’ll take a look at THQ’s bankruptcy, the Survivor Series buy rate and Daniel Bryan makes a young boy’s dream come true. THQ goes bankrupt The Wrestling Post takes a look at THQ’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing and what that means for the WWE. According […]
Pacquiao-Marquez IV: 1.15M PPV buys
Dan Rafael of ESPN reports that the fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez earned over 1.15 million PPV buys. Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum confirmed the numbers to ESPN and HBO did not dispute Arum’s projection. Despite “fan fatigue” for the fourth fight between the two and an admitted slow promotion, Top Rank promoter […]