Golovkin vs. Murray Channel 5 (UK) Ratings

A lot of people have been asking about how well the Golovkin-Murray fight did on free to air UK Television. Apparently it drew a rating of 0.74 http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30 Not quite sure what to make of the number. Seems pretty disappointing and was 29th out of the the 30 highest rated shows on Channel 5 for the week. Channel 5 is not exactly known for its highly rated shows. Tyson Fury vs. Dereck Chisora 1 was the highest rated fight ever on Channel 5 with 2.2 million viewers but that was two British heavyweights. To put it into better context, Golovkin-Murray drew less than what the likes of James DeGale and Kid Galahad were drawing on Channel 5. It had NO advertisement. I'm a hardcore Boxing fan and I just about found out like a day before. I was speaking to my friends who're Boxing fans (they watch it here and there, depends on whos fighting) and they had no idea that he was fighting on Channel 5 and they would have definitely have watched it. It was also on quite late, if it was on about 2-3 hours earlier it would have done WAY more. Channel 5 is also a pretty **** channel too lol, no one really watches it compared with BBC, ITV, Channel4.

Noone but hardcores know about golovkin and as for murray hes not some medalist being shown to the public every 5 minutes. Doesnt suprise me not to mention it was a saturday night at 10pm most of the uk are jumping in the taxis ready to go out and get sloshed

Stop and think of the size of England and the population? Who cares what the following was in England! Everyone knew the out come and that GGG is the best right now at 160! Murray beat the hell out of Sergio and beat the "likeable" Froch, he was "sliced bread" then now against GGG he becomes "toast"? To bad some folks don't realize that GGG is the most exciting fighter going right now. He is NOT the best fighter in the world but he's exciting! Ray U wot m8???

Stop and think of the size of England and the population? Who cares what the following was in England! Everyone knew the out come and that GGG is the best right now at 160! Murray beat the hell out of Sergio and beat the "likeable" Froch, he was "sliced bread" then now against GGG he becomes "toast"? To bad some folks don't realize that GGG is the most exciting fighter going right now. He is NOT the best fighter in the world but he's exciting! Ray

Found this off another forum, taken into perspective it looks like Golovkin/Murray did quite well. Third highest out of this group, and fairly comparable to DeGale on the same channel from a year ago. Really think that if Murray/Golovkin had been in the UK it would done much higher. I take it that Froch, Groves, Fury are strictly ppv? http://www.*************.com/showthread.php?t=231724&page=26 What group?

I had no idea it was on Channel 5. ****ty marketing job. They are terrible. DeGale was fighting in front of a wider television audience than any of his previous professional bouts and yet his overall profile was in the toilet during his tenure on Channel 5.

Found this off another forum, taken into perspective it looks like Golovkin/Murray did quite well. Third highest out of this group, and fairly comparable to DeGale on the same channel from a year ago. Really think that if Murray/Golovkin had been in the UK it would done much higher. I take it that Froch, Groves, Fury are strictly ppv? Figures from Sky in 2015 31/01/2015 Kevin Mitchell v Daniel Estrada - Did not make Top 10 (SS1 #10 RUGBY UNION: LVCUP 156,000) 14/02/2015 Brian Rose v Carson Jones - 68,000 (SS1 #1) 21/02/2015 Paul Smith v Arthur Abraham - 133,000 (SS3 #1) ITV 28/02/2015 Carl Frampton v Chris Avalos - 1,100,000 Channel 5 21/02/2015 Martin Murray v Gennady Golovkin - 740,000 (Channel 5 #29) Figures from Sky in 2014 01/02/2014 Lee Selby-Rendall Munroe - Did not make Top 10 (SS1 #10 FOOTBALL FIRST - MATCH CHOICE 210,000) 22/02/2014 Darren Hamilton-Curtis Woodhouse - 88,000 (SS2 #4) 01/03/2014 Ricky Burns-Terence Crawford - 153,000 (SS2 #4) 15/03/2014 Tony Bellew-Valery Brudov Kell Brook - 115,000 (SS2 #5) 05/04/2014 Prizefighter - Welterweights***12288;John Ryder-Jez Wilson - Did not make Top 10 (SS2 #10 LIVE AMLIN CUP QUARTER FINAL 133,000) 19/04/2014 Scott Quigg-Tshifhiwa Munyai,Anthony Crolla-John Murray - 96,000 (SS2 #3) 17/05/2014 Lee Selby-Romulo Koasicha,Gary Buckland-Gavin Rees - Did not make Top 10 (SS1 #10 LIVE MAGIC WEEKEND SUPER LEAGUE 127,000) 21/05/2014 Josh Warrington-Martin Lindsay - 57,000 (SS2 #9) 27/06/2014 Ricky Burns-Dejan Zlaticanin - 67,000 (SS3 #2) 12/07/2014 Tony Bellew / Nathan Cleverly - 88,000 (SS1 #2) 17/08/2014 Kell Brook-Shawn Porter - Did not make Top 10 (SS1 #10 SOCCER A M 98,000) 13/09/2014 Scott Quigg-Stephane Jamoye - Did not make Top 10 (SS1 #10 THE SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT 145,000) 20/09/2014 George Groves-Christopher Rebrasse - 176,000 (SS2 #1) 27/09/2014 Arthur Abraham-Paul Smith - 108,000 (SS2 #1) 04/10/2014 Josh Warrington-Davide Dieli - 89,000 (SS2 #5) 11/10/2014 Anthony Joshua-Denis Bakhtov - 152,000 (SS1 #9) 25/10/2014 Tommy Coyle-Michael Katsidis - 71,000 (SS2 #6) 15/11/2014 Matthew Macklin-Jorge Sebastian Heiland - 64,000 (SS2 #7) 06/12/2014 Prizefighter - The Lightweights 14/12/2014 Amir Khan-Devon Alexander - 148,000 (SS1 #1) Channel 5 01/03/2014 James DeGale-Gevorg Khatchikian - 810,000 (Channel 5 #25) 15/03/2014 Bob Ajisafe-Dean Francis - Did not make Top 30 (Channel 5 #30 HOME AND AWAY 720,000) 22/03/2014 Kid Galahad-Sergio Prado - Did not make Top 30 (Channel 5 #30 CASTLE 760,000) 10/05/2014 Kid Galahad-Fred Mundraby - Did not make Top 30 (Channel 5 #30 NEIGHBOURS 710,000) 17/05/2014 MaxiNutrition Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi Finals - Did not make Top 30 (Channel 5 #30 LOCKERBIE: TERROR AT 31 000 FEET 570,000) 25/10/2014 Stuart Hall-Randy Caballero - 540,000 08/11/2014 Bob Ajisafe-Travisinson - Did not make Top 30 (Channel 5 #30 HOME AND AWAY 670,000) http://www.*************.com/showthread.php?t=231724&page=26

Boxing is simply a niche sport it's not popular anymore. I rarely encounter anyone who follows boxing.

The "23 dishes that made Hitler" type documentaries are always worth a watch. :rofl::rofl:

Those are crap numbers for free tv, but Channel 5 is a toilet and nobody watches it. Unless of course they want to see 'Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole' and other cultural delights. The "23 dishes that made Hitler" type documentaries are always worth a watch. :rofl::rofl:

Moral of the story: UK boxing fans suck compared to German ones Yeah they must suck when they got the highest attended world championship boxing match last year and outdrew both of Mayweather's and Pac's PPV fights last year. The promotion for the fight sucked and would have done much better if promoted better.

Those are crap numbers for free tv, but Channel 5 is a toilet and nobody watches it. Unless of course they want to see 'Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole' and other cultural delights.

Moral of the story: UK boxing fans suck compared to German ones The German ones who sit on their hands during fights and mildly applause at the end of rounds? Yeah...they're a hoot.

Moral of the story: UK boxing fans suck compared to German ones

I had no idea it was on Channel 5. ****ty marketing job. kinda proves my point lol

I think there was enough advertising for Golovkin-Murray for it to draw better than the likes of DeGale-Mohoumadi or Kid Galahad-Jazza Dickens. really? i honestly didnt see anything on channel 5, then again i dont really watch it. so what r u tryin to say? GGG isn't a draw? bad timing?

I had no idea it was on Channel 5. ****ty marketing job.

Degale is known for his gold medal stupid comparing the two really. Ok....so what would you compare it to, stupid? DeGale was also fighting complete nobodies not the middleweight champion. DeGale, Fury and Galahad have been the only other fighters who have been on Channel 5 in recent years.

Degale is known for his gold medal stupid comparing the two really.

he was never as heavily promoted as DeGale the golden boy or Groves and the likes. Plus there was little advertising on the channel for it, unless you're a boxing fan like us, how would people know what to watch? I think there was enough advertising for Golovkin-Murray for it to draw better than the likes of DeGale-Mohoumadi or Kid Galahad-Jazza Dickens.