Comments Thread For: PBC on NBC: Rating Average of 3.4 Million Viewers

[BattleAxePurist]

There's rating considerations that many don't factor but there was no competing athletic events don't know if the April show will be going up against the NCAA tourney/Final 4 then there's NBA Playoffs/Hockey/Baseball won't even get into College Football which they probably won't show during the fall also Boxing ratings tend to dip during the summer less people are watching TV on Saturdays so basically this is the deadest time of the year and these first shows are going to be crucial in gaining new viewers otherwise the numbers will fall.

[Da Machine]

There's rating considerations that many don't factor but there was no competing athletic events don't know if the April show will be going up against the NCAA tourney/Final 4 then there's NBA Playoffs/Hockey/Baseball won't even get into College Football which they probably won't show during the fall also Boxing ratings tend to dip during the summer less people are watching TV on Saturdays so basically this is the deadest time of the year and these first shows are going to be crucial in gaining new viewers otherwise the numbers will fall.

It beat the UNC vs Duke. Basically the biggest non tournament Mens BB game of the year.

[Pocket Dogs!]

Those numbers are actually pretty good. Hopefully the key demo of 18-49 keeps watching.

[ea22]

Just looked it up... Velasquez vs Dos Santos 1(first UFC event in public television)had an average of 5.7 million viewers and a peak of 8.8 million, I think that's the better comparison, and looking at it from that perspective the numbers are really not that great. Don't get me wrong I would like this to succeed, while I don't like Haymon, if this goes badly boxing could even become more insignificant than it is at the moment(at least in the US), but at the same I have to look at the facts. This was the debut show and like Divine Hammer said ratings usually go down after the first show, the next matchups don't look that great to be honest, the only decent ones out of the bunch are Garcia v. Peterson and maybe Quillin v. Lee, and star power isn't everything(did Broner's "start power" didn't stop him from stinking up the joint) boxing at its core will always be about the best fighting the best, Haymon doesn't have the best fighters in many divisions(GGG, Kovalev, Wlad) and isn't willing to work with any of the other big promoters which will make it difficult to make good fights. Still let's see how Garcia v. Peterson does before we start calling PBC either a failure or a success.

[joseph5620]

Just looked it up... Velasquez vs Dos Santos 1(first UFC event in public television)had an average of 5.7 million viewers and a peak of 8.8 million, I think that's the better comparison, and looking at it from that perspective the numbers are really not that great. Don't get me wrong I would like this to succeed, while I don't like Haymon, if this goes badly boxing could even become more insignificant than it is at the moment(at least in the US), but at the same I have to look at the facts. This was the debut show and like Divine Hammer said ratings usually go down after the first show, the next matchups don't look that great to be honest, the only decent ones out of the bunch are Garcia v. Peterson and maybe Quillin v. Lee, and star power isn't everything(did Broner's "start power" didn't stop him from stinking up the joint) boxing at its core will always be about the best fighting the best, Haymon doesn't have the best fighters in many divisions(GGG, Kovalev, Wlad) and isn't willing to work with any of the other big promoters which will make it difficult to make good fights. Still let's see how Garcia v. Peterson does before we start calling PBC either a failure or a success.

With perhaps the biggest sporting event in history coming up on May 2nd, It's ridiculous to claim boxing is " insignificant at the moment."

[SN!PER]

Please Haymon... you have got to make Wilder vs Fury on NBC!

That shiiet will be epic numbers because of Fury's big mouth

[Da Machine]

Just looked it up... Velasquez vs Dos Santos 1(first UFC event in public television)had an average of 5.7 million viewers and a peak of 8.8 million, I think that's the better comparison, and looking at it from that perspective the numbers are really not that great. Don't get me wrong I would like this to succeed, while I don't like Haymon, if this goes badly boxing could even become more insignificant than it is at the moment(at least in the US), but at the same I have to look at the facts. This was the debut show and like Divine Hammer said ratings usually go down after the first show, the next matchups don't look that great to be honest, the only decent ones out of the bunch are Garcia v. Peterson and maybe Quillin v. Lee, and star power isn't everything(did Broner's "start power" didn't stop him from stinking up the joint) boxing at its core will always be about the best fighting the best, Haymon doesn't have the best fighters in many divisions(GGG, Kovalev, Wlad) and isn't willing to work with any of the other big promoters which will make it difficult to make good fights. Still let's see how Garcia v. Peterson does before we start calling PBC either a failure or a success.

I think the first UFC on Fox is a horrible comparison.

It was at the height of there popularity, with an improtant hyped HW title fight.

Boxing in the US has no hype behind unless you have one of two names. Boxing is starting over, UFC was at their peak and they havent touched those numbers since.

[Pigeons]

There's rating considerations that many don't factor but there was no competing athletic events don't know if the April show will be going up against the NCAA tourney/Final 4 then there's NBA Playoffs/Hockey/Baseball won't even get into College Football which they probably won't show during the fall also Boxing ratings tend to dip during the summer less people are watching TV on Saturdays so basically this is the deadest time of the year and these first shows are going to be crucial in gaining new viewers otherwise the numbers will fall.

NCAA tournament ends April 6. Next NBC show is April 11.

[mrpain81]

Just looked it up... Velasquez vs Dos Santos 1(first UFC event in public television)had an average of 5.7 million viewers and a peak of 8.8 million, I think that's the better comparison, and looking at it from that perspective the numbers are really not that great. Don't get me wrong I would like this to succeed, while I don't like Haymon, if this goes badly boxing could even become more insignificant than it is at the moment(at least in the US), but at the same I have to look at the facts. This was the debut show and like Divine Hammer said ratings usually go down after the first show, the next matchups don't look that great to be honest, the only decent ones out of the bunch are Garcia v. Peterson and maybe Quillin v. Lee, and star power isn't everything(did Broner's "start power" didn't stop him from stinking up the joint) boxing at its core will always be about the best fighting the best, Haymon doesn't have the best fighters in many divisions(GGG, Kovalev, Wlad) and isn't willing to work with any of the other big promoters which will make it difficult to make good fights. Still let's see how Garcia v. Peterson does before we start calling PBC either a failure or a success.

That's not a fair comparison, FOX promoted the hell out of that first UFC card during the NFL season and it was a PPV level match-up. It's the only card that the UFC has given up a big fight like that for FOX. The UFC hasn't put on a big fight like that since then. GSP/JonJ/Ronda/Brock the top draws in the UFC haven't had any fights on big Fox because the UFC is still trying to stay a PPV driven business.

This first card wasn't PPV quality, it was a good HBO/SHO card but it wouldn't do 100k in PPV buys. If this card had Mayweather/Pacquiao/Cotto/Canelo/Chavez jr (the top 5 draws in the states)in fights against quality opponents then it would be a better comparison. Either one of those guys would easily beat the number they just had, even Broner before losing and having sub par performances would have a better number imo. Just look at Broners last fight, it got the worst ratings for him in years.

As bad as people are trying to make this number out to be it's still better then most of the recent UFC on fox cards, and that's supposed to be a sport doing great while boxing is dead and 8 years since being swallowed.

Ratings are in from PBC boxing live on NBC, and the news is good for the future of the company. But maybe not as good for the UFC.



This past weekend, the big player in the combat sports world was Premier Boxing Champions, the Al Haymon enterprise that brought boxing back to network television. PBC aired their debut show Saturday night live on NBC, and the overnight ratings speak well for the company's future.

Premier Boxing Champions pulled in 3.4 million viewers on the night, making it the most watched boxing broadcast since 1998. They also did a 1.08 rating in the coveted 18-49 demographic, making NBC #1 amongst the big 4 networks in this group.

The show was headlined by Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero in a dramatic fight, and also featured Adrien Broner vs. John Molina, Jr. in a snoozer.

One other statistic worth noting: the show saw a steady rise throughout the broadcast, with an increase every half hour, culminating in a 4.2 peak for the last half of the main event.

The big question for MMA fans - how do these numbers stack up to the UFC on Fox?

The most recent UFC on Fox show, UFC on Fox 14 headlined by Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson, pulled in 2.82 million viewers, a definite notch below the PBC show. That was the high mark for the UFC in some time. UFC on Fox 13: Dos Santos vs. Miocic saw a significantly lower 2.27 million viewers, which was consistent with their most recent shows.

The highest rated UFC on Fox show remains the first ever event (Velasquez vs. Dos Santos I) which drew 5.7 million viewers back in 2011. Overall, only 4 of the 14 UFC on Fox events have beaten this PBC show in terms of viewers - none more recent than UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson in January 2013 (3.77 million).

Here is a full list of UFC on FOX numbers, courtesy of MMA Fighting.

Overnight ratings figures for UFC on FOX events is as follows:

- UFC on FOX 1: 5.7 million average viewership, 3.1 rating in adults 18-49.

Date: November 12, 2011, headlined by Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos

- UFC on FOX 2: 4.57 million average viewership, 2.2 rating in adults 18-49.

Date: January 28, 2012, headlined by Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis

- UFC on FOX 3: 2.25 million average viewership, 1.0 rating in adults 18-49

Date: May 5, 2012, headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller

- UFC on FOX 4: 2.36 million average viewership, 0.9 rating in adults 18-49

Date: August 4, 2012, headlined by Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua vs. Brandon Vera

- UFC on FOX 5: 3.41 million average viewership, 1.6 rating in adults 18-49

Date: December 8, 2012, headlined by Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz

- UFC on FOX 6: 3.77 million average viewership, 1.7 rating in adults 18-49

Date: January 26, 2013, headlined by Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson

- UFC on FOX 7: 3.3 million average viewership, 1.6 rating in adults 18-49

Date: April 20, 2013, headlined by Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez

- UFC on Fox 8: 2.08 million average viewership, .9 rating in adults 18-49

Date: July 27th, 2013 headlined by Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga

- UFC on FOX 9: 2.41 million average viewership, 1.0 rating in adults 18-49

Date: December 14th, 2013, headlined by Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez

- UFC on FOX 10: 2.55 million average viewership, 1.1 rating in adults 18-49

Date: January 25th, 2014, headlined by Ben Henderson vs. Josh Thomson

- UFC on FOX 11: 1.99 million average viewership, .8 rating in adults 18-49

Date: April 19th, 2014, headlined by Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne

- UFC on FOX 12: 2.02 million average viewership, .8 rating in adults 18-49

Date: July 26, 2014, headlined by Matt Brown vs. Robbie Lawler

-UFC on FOX 13: 2.27 million average viewership, .8 rating in adults 18-49

Date: December 13, 2014, headlined by Junior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic

-UFC on FOX 14: 2.82 million average viewership, 1.1 rating in adults 18-49

Date: January 24, 2015, headlined by Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson

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[kej718]

Please Haymon... you have got to make Wilder vs Fury on NBC!

That shiiet will be epic numbers because of Fury's big mouth

The first commercial they put out mentioned a Heavy weight so I think that was the plan but it does not seem like Fury is interested (says he wants Wladimir now after all that ***** he was talking).

It's an easy fight to make like Khan vs Brook but only 1 guy seems to want it.