PBC on Spike: Entire telecast averaged 772k viewers and a 0.3 adults 18-49 rating

[HanzGruber]

Guess again. On CBS, a rerun of Blue Bloods from 10-11 PM pulled in over 6 million viewers. Those are the numbers that boxing has to beat to be considered a 'cash cow'. Forget about comparing PBC to past boxing programs, it has to compete against regular programming to get the advertiser dollars and numbers like that are not going to bring in the money required to keep this on TV once the investor money dries up.

I'm talking about boxers u muppet

[AddiX]

Some of you guys seem kind of dense, theres nothing wrong with the thread title.

How is this even remotely hard to understand?

[FrankieBruno]

I'm talking about boxers u muppet

Sadly people will always find a way to downplay everything, making irrelevant comparisons

[FrankieBruno]

Fat Dan sonning this Haymon haters


Lo ***8207;@Loreanzo_ 40m40 minutes ago
@HizarShakeel @danrafaelespn @spike 1Million viewers in America isn't a good job pal ***128514;

Dan Rafael ***8207;@danrafaelespn 40m40 minutes ago
@Loreanzo_ @HizarShakeel @spike For boxing on a Friday night? Are you on drugs?

[AddiX]

If there is one thing I will praise Haymon for, it's putting boxing on, other times besides late Saturday.

As a east coaster, I hate having to stay up late on a sat to watch the good fights. So this is a welcome change.

[Barcham]

Sadly people will always find a way to downplay everything, making irrelevant comparisons

Tell me what is irrelevant about it? Advertising rates are set by ratings compared against other programming that is on at the same time, not on historical boxing broadcasts. IF you are spending over $2 million to put on a boxing show, you have to sell more than $2 million in advertising to make a profit. You sure as hell are not going to make that with under 1 million average viewers.

Anyways, it's the same old argument. Some of us look at the reality of the situation and Haymon butt buddies think he is a god and can do nothing wrong. Time will tell who is right and who is wrong.

[FrankieBruno]

Tell me what is irrelevant about it? Advertising rates are set by ratings compared against other programming that is on at the same time, not on historical boxing broadcasts. IF you are spending over $2 million to put on a boxing show, you have to sell more than $2 million in advertising to make a profit. You sure as hell are not going to make that with under 1 million average viewers.

Anyways, it's the same old argument. Some of us look at the reality of the situation and Haymon butt buddies think he is a god and can do nothing wrong. Time will tell who is right and who is wrong.

Look fella, 1.2 peak is solid, for a Friday night, niche sport like boxing, and for Khan vs Algieri

Haymon did good...he'll be very pleased

[TAZ-G]

No, thinking your a true boxing fan because you like to pretend you enjoy watching boring fighters is disgraceful.

Good joke I enjoy watching Lara to each his own.

[R_Walken]

1.0-1.2 is a pretty good number on Spike I think the highest so far.

People need to understand that the show might cost 2 mill plus buy time but they have multiple sources of revenue to offset the cost ( Advertising , International rights , Ticket Revenue )

Khan fans though please stop these numbers don't jusify sh.it . Thurman pulled in 4 million plus , Garcia did 3.5 or something like that. Both are more deserving of a Mayweather fight

[ThatDude44]

It should have been televised on Saturday night instead of Friday night.

There was a hockey game 7 that night too. Boxing still would've had to compete with a major sporting event.