The Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker fight on Showtime Saturday afternoon drew 346,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. Joshua defeated Parker by unanimous decision before a reported 80,000 fans at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The event was aired live on Showtime in the United States. The telecast started at 2pm PT as the only […]
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Mikey Garcia fight draws 618,000 viewers on Showtime
Mikey Garcia’s return to the ring on Showtime Saturday night drew 618,000 viewers on the premium cable network. The fight against Sergey Lipinets peaked at 689,000 viewers. Garcia defeated Lipinets via unanimous decision. The 52-minute fight drew 0.22 viewers in the A18-49 demo. In comparison, ESPN’s Top Rank Boxing drew a 0.37 audience in the […]
Deontay Wilder scores big ratings on Showtime Saturday night
Deontay Wilder produced big ratings for Showtime on Saturday night as his win over Luis Ortiz drew 1.055 million viewers on the premium network. Wilder’s fight with Ortiz drew a peak audience of 1.2 million viewers and averaged almost 1.1 million viewers. It’s the largest viewership since Wilder faced Bermane Stiverne in January 2015. Wilder […]
Garcia-Rios on Showtime Saturday peaks with 558,000 viewers
The return of Danny Garcia to the ring saw him draw 516,000 viewers on Showtime Saturday night according to Nielsen. His fight against Brandon Rios peaked at 558,000 viewers. Garcia KO’d Rios in the 9th round. It drew 0.18 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen. It was the main event of a 3-fight telecast on […]
Showtime lands Joshua-Parker rights in U.S.
ESPN reports that Showtime has secured the U.S. rights to the Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker heavyweight title fight on March 31st. The fight will unify three world title belts. The fight will take place at Principality Stadium in Wales where its anticipated that 80,000 will be in attendance. The event will air 2pm PT/5pm ET. The […]