Comments Thread For: Porter-Broner Draws Nearly 2.4 Million Viewers On NBC

**BWC** · 06-21-2015, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by Barcham

YDKSAB. Paying fighters over inflated purses will hurt the sport when trying to make decent matches. When you have fighters like Broner expecting $1.5 million and up for his next fight, you are going to have problems. Sure PBC is willing to pay this because Haymon gets his cut and sings on his way to the bank, but when PBC is gone, fighters will get a very rude awakening when they go back to making 50k instead of 1 million.

Now I've heard it all. This guy here is stressed because the fighters pay expectations is going to rise. Well I hope so. That means more.talent will.be attracted to the sport deepening the pool.and improving the product.

**MDPopescu** · 06-21-2015, 04:23 PM

Originally posted by FrankieBruno

steady on.......

Khan is worth over 40 mil

Khan cud by Broners life 100 times over...

and Khan delivered high ratings for Spike,

... So, "Khan is worth over 40 mil"? In case this is true, Khan should retire tomorrow... I'm not joking.

**citynation** · 06-21-2015, 04:29 PM

People are forgetting that Andre ward and David Lemiuex was fighting at the same time. Broner would have drawn well over 3-4 million.....

**OnePunch** · 06-21-2015, 04:41 PM

Originally posted by BWC

Now I've heard it all. This guy here is stressed because the fighters pay expectations is going to rise. Well I hope so. That means more.talent will.be attracted to the sport deepening the pool.and improving the product.

Its a valid critique though. Rising purses would be awesome, if they were sustainable. But they are not, at least not by any company not willing to eat multi-million dollar losses per event, and at the moment there are only 2 of those, PBC and ROC.

Example: Andre Ward just got $2 million to fight a slob, and ROC actually had to buy the airtime on BET, as well as paper the arena with free tickets to make it look full on tv. How does that scenario benefit anyone except Andre Ward? Do you honestly think he's going to fight a live body for $2 million, or $3 million, or even $5 million, when he can basically just do "bag work" against a dummy for $2 mil?

But the underlying issue here is not how much money Andre Ward (or anyone else) makes. What the exact number is I dont care. But if that number makes it unlikely or impossible for BETTER matchups to be made because of the money, THATS where I have an issue with it......

**MDPopescu** · 06-21-2015, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by citynation

People are forgetting that Andre ward and David Lemiuex was fighting at the same time. Broner would have drawn well over 3-4 million.....

People aren't forgetting anything. Because Broner fought first and Ward and Lemieux fought afterwards, simultaneously... In fact, Ward was aired by Sky Sports 1 (in the UK) -- the same channel which previously aired Broner. So...

**Barcham** · 06-21-2015, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by citynation

People are forgetting that Andre ward and David Lemiuex was fighting at the same time. Broner would have drawn well over 3-4 million.....

Would have, could have, should have... if my aunt had a **** she'd be my uncle. Or Caitlyn Jenner.

The only thing that matters is what IS, and those number ******. They are what they are and cannot be spun otherwise.

**285Kid** · 06-21-2015, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by Barcham

Poor for sports? Then explain why GOLF on FOX brought in over 4 million viewers against PBC?

Yup... boxing was knocked on it's ass by GOLF.

Could be because in the last 20 + years Boxing is 90% mismatches on tv

**Pigeons** · 06-21-2015, 04:48 PM

Surprisingly low. I was expecting double.

PBC needs to work on its production. Let the fighters walk with their posses, add a ring announcer. These things add to the big fight feeling. All the PBC fights seem to blend into each other. There is no reason Spence-Lo Greco should feel as important as Broner-Porter.

**CANELOLUJAH** · 06-21-2015, 04:54 PM

cant believe demarco was ever a world champion lol.

**The Gambler1981** · 06-21-2015, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by Barcham

Would have, could have, should have... if my aunt had a **** she'd be my uncle. Or Caitlyn Jenner.

The only thing that matters is what IS, and those number ******. They are what they are and cannot be spun otherwise.

How are those numbers terrible we went through this in the other thread compare them to other sports and it is not exactly far off.

That is what is NBA averages like 3.6 million on National, Hockey average like 1.6 million on National. And baseball averages like 2.1

NBA Regular-Season Audience Lower On National Nets, But Teams See Gains On RSNs

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2015/04/22/Media/NBA-audience.aspx

NBA regular-season viewership fell again on cable TV during the ’14-15 season, as the league saw some of its bigger markets struggle on the court and several key stars suffer through season-ending injuries. TNT averaged 1.67 million viewers for its complete slate of games, marking the net’s lowest figure since the ’07-08 season. TNT’s games were down 12% from last season. For the net’s main Thursday night doubleheader window, TNT averaged 1.8 million viewers, down 5% from ’13-14. ESPN saw game viewership decline 10% compared to ’13-14, with the net’s average of 1.51 million viewers also marking a low point dating back to ’07-08. NBA TV drew 291,000 average viewers for 98 games in ’14-15, marking the net’s lowest figure since ’10-11 (-8% from last season). NBA TV did see some viewership gains for original programming, such as “The Starters” (+13%), “Open Court” (+50%) and “NBA Inside Stuff” (+8%). Meanwhile, viewership for NBA games on broadcast TV were relatively flat. ABC drew 3.59 million viewers compared to 3.58 million last season. VIEWERSHIP TREND FOR NBA REGULAR-SEASON GAMES SEASON ABC (000) TNT (000) ESPN (000) NBA TV (000) '14-15 3,588 1,670 1,507 291 '13-14 3,584 1,900 1,678 316 '12-13 4,701 2,002 1,768 336 '11-12 (lockout season) 5,421 2,498 1,863 337 '10-11 5,110 2,397 1,988 253 '09-10 3,694 1,723 1,561 n/a '08-09 3,684 1,711 1,680 n/a '07-08 3,175 1,473 1,468 n/a           LOCAL: While NBA coverage on national nets may have been down, teams saw a 4% overall growth on RSNs, where the majority of games are aired. The ’14-15 season marked a tie for the second-best RSN average for teams on record. The Spurs reclaimed the top spot among all teams with an 8.1 local rating in San Antonio on FS Southwest. The return of F LeBron James to the Cavaliers helped the team jump to second overall this season, with FS Ohio’s telecasts averaging an 8.0 rating in Cleveland-Akron. That figure for the Cavs was up 172%, but it was not even the biggest increase among all NBA teams. The Bucks saw a 324% gain for games on FS Wisconsin. Also seeing a triple-digit jump were Hawks games on SportSouth (+129%). The two biggest markets in the country were not much help this season. Knicks ratings in N.Y. on MSG Net were down 37%, while Lakers ratings in L.A. on Time Warner Cable SportsNet were down 27%. The two markets also were a drag on national numbers. For TNT’s games, the net saw a 48% drop for all games in the N.Y. markets, while ratings in the L.A. market were down 46%. The Nuggets, much like in league attendance, saw the sharpest drop, with local ratings for games in the Denver market falling 50%. Below is a five-year trend for local ratings for the Spurs, Cavaliers, Thunder (FS Oklahoma), Heat (Sun Sports) and Warriors (CSN Bay Area). DIGITAL: Records were set for NBA Digital this season. NBA.com saw record traffic (page views and video views). NBA Mobile’s page views were up 25%, with video views up 105%. There also were a record number of NBA League Pass subscribers this season, and the number was up 40% from ’13-14. Premium subs for League Pass were up 87%. The NBA Game Time app also saw a record 7.4 million global downloads. Meanwhile, for NBA games on the WatchESPN app, there was a 117% gain in total minutes consumed, while average-minute audience was up 54%. ESPN.com’s NBA section saw a 14% gain in total minutes consumed and a 3% gain in average-minute audience. SOCIAL: The NBA ended the regular season with around 39.9 million combined Facebook/Twitter users, up from 30.9 million at the end of the '13-14 season. That figure tops the NFL (22.7 million across Facebook/Twitter), MLB (10.4 million) and the NHL (7.0 million). The NBA this season saw a 22% gain in Facebook likes, 42% gain in Twitter followers, 151% gain in Instagram followers and a 33% gain in videos viewed on the official YouTube page. TNT’s NBA social presence (Facebook+Twitter+Instagram) grew 80% since last March, while NBA TV’s social presence grew 119% during the same period. TOP GAMES: James was again the clear needle-mover for viewership this season. The Cavaliers played in five games on ABC this season, and they all ranked in the top six among ABC broadcasts in ’14-15. The Cavs' performance on ABC this season was better than the Heat did during James’ first season there in ’10-11. The Heat played in only two of the top six games that season on ABC. Meanwhile, on cable TV, the Cavs played in five of the 10 most-viewed games. Despite a poor record, the Lakers still played in three of the top 10. ESPN and TNT each had five telecasts among the top 10 most-watched cable games this season. TNT had three of the five most-viewed games. MOST-VIEWED NBA GAMES ON CABLE FOR '14-15 SEASON RANK DATE NET MATCHUP START (ET) VIEWERS (000) 1 12/25/14 TNT Lakers-Bulls 8:14pm 4,040 2 10/30/14 TNT Knicks-Cavaliers 8:02pm 4,024 3 10/31/14 ESPN Cavaliers-Bulls 8:04pm 3,877 4 12/25/14 TNT Warriors-Clippers 10:43pm 3,076 5 12/25/14 ESPN Wizards-Knicks 11:59am 3,042 6 10/31/14 ESPN Clippers-Lakers 10:55pm 2,884 7 11/19/14 ESPN Spurs-Cavaliers 7:00pm 2,648 8 2/26/15 TNT Warriors-Cavaliers 8:14pm 2,644 9 10/28/14 TNT Rockets-Lakers 10:44pm 2,420 10 11/7/14 ESPN Cavaliers-Nuggets 10:38pm 2,382            

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NBA Regular-Season Audience Lower On National Nets, But Teams See Gains On RSNs

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2015/04/22/Media/NBA-audience.aspx

NBA regular-season viewership fell again on cable TV during the ’14-15 season, as the league saw some of its bigger markets struggle on the court and several key stars suffer through season-ending injuries. TNT averaged 1.67 million viewers for its complete slate of games, marking the net’s lowest figure since the ’07-08 season. TNT’s games were down 12% from last season. For the net’s main Thursday night doubleheader window, TNT averaged 1.8 million viewers, down 5% from ’13-14. ESPN saw game viewership decline 10% compared to ’13-14, with the net’s average of 1.51 million viewers also marking a low point dating back to ’07-08. NBA TV drew 291,000 average viewers for 98 games in ’14-15, marking the net’s lowest figure since ’10-11 (-8% from last season). NBA TV did see some viewership gains for original programming, such as “The Starters” (+13%), “Open Court” (+50%) and “NBA Inside Stuff” (+8%). Meanwhile, viewership for NBA games on broadcast TV were relatively flat. ABC drew 3.59 million viewers compared to 3.58 million last season. VIEWERSHIP TREND FOR NBA REGULAR-SEASON GAMES SEASON ABC (000) TNT (000) ESPN (000) NBA TV (000) '14-15 3,588 1,670 1,507 291 '13-14 3,584 1,900 1,678 316 '12-13 4,701 2,002 1,768 336 '11-12 (lockout season) 5,421 2,498 1,863 337 '10-11 5,110 2,397 1,988 253 '09-10 3,694 1,723 1,561 n/a '08-09 3,684 1,711 1,680 n/a '07-08 3,175 1,473 1,468 n/a           LOCAL: While NBA coverage on national nets may have been down, teams saw a 4% overall growth on RSNs, where the majority of games are aired. The ’14-15 season marked a tie for the second-best RSN average for teams on record. The Spurs reclaimed the top spot among all teams with an 8.1 local rating in San Antonio on FS Southwest. The return of F LeBron James to the Cavaliers helped the team jump to second overall this season, with FS Ohio’s telecasts averaging an 8.0 rating in Cleveland-Akron. That figure for the Cavs was up 172%, but it was not even the biggest increase among all NBA teams. The Bucks saw a 324% gain for games on FS Wisconsin. Also seeing a triple-digit jump were Hawks games on SportSouth (+129%). The two biggest markets in the country were not much help this season. Knicks ratings in N.Y. on MSG Net were down 37%, while Lakers ratings in L.A. on Time Warner Cable SportsNet were down 27%. The two markets also were a drag on national numbers. For TNT’s games, the net saw a 48% drop for all games in the N.Y. markets, while ratings in the L.A. market were down 46%. The Nuggets, much like in league attendance, saw the sharpest drop, with local ratings for games in the Denver market falling 50%. Below is a five-year trend for local ratings for the Spurs, Cavaliers, Thunder (FS Oklahoma), Heat (Sun Sports) and Warriors (CSN Bay Area). DIGITAL: Records were set for NBA Digital this season. NBA.com saw record traffic (page views and video views). NBA Mobile’s page views were up 25%, with video views up 105%. There also were a record number of NBA League Pass subscribers this season, and the number was up 40% from ’13-14. Premium subs for League Pass were up 87%. The NBA Game Time app also saw a record 7.4 million global downloads. Meanwhile, for NBA games on the WatchESPN app, there was a 117% gain in total minutes consumed, while average-minute audience was up 54%. ESPN.com’s NBA section saw a 14% gain in total minutes consumed and a 3% gain in average-minute audience. SOCIAL: The NBA ended the regular season with around 39.9 million combined Facebook/Twitter users, up from 30.9 million at the end of the '13-14 season. That figure tops the NFL (22.7 million across Facebook/Twitter), MLB (10.4 million) and the NHL (7.0 million). The NBA this season saw a 22% gain in Facebook likes, 42% gain in Twitter followers, 151% gain in Instagram followers and a 33% gain in videos viewed on the official YouTube page. TNT’s NBA social presence (Facebook+Twitter+Instagram) grew 80% since last March, while NBA TV’s social presence grew 119% during the same period. TOP GAMES: James was again the clear needle-mover for viewership this season. The Cavaliers played in five games on ABC this season, and they all ranked in the top six among ABC broadcasts in ’14-15. The Cavs' performance on ABC this season was better than the Heat did during James’ first season there in ’10-11. The Heat played in only two of the top six games that season on ABC. Meanwhile, on cable TV, the Cavs played in five of the 10 most-viewed games. Despite a poor record, the Lakers still played in three of the top 10. ESPN and TNT each had five telecasts among the top 10 most-watched cable games this season. TNT had three of the five most-viewed games. MOST-VIEWED NBA GAMES ON CABLE FOR '14-15 SEASON RANK DATE NET MATCHUP START (ET) VIEWERS (000) 1 12/25/14 TNT Lakers-Bulls 8:14pm 4,040 2 10/30/14 TNT Knicks-Cavaliers 8:02pm 4,024 3 10/31/14 ESPN Cavaliers-Bulls 8:04pm 3,877 4 12/25/14 TNT Warriors-Clippers 10:43pm 3,076 5 12/25/14 ESPN Wizards-Knicks 11:59am 3,042 6 10/31/14 ESPN Clippers-Lakers 10:55pm 2,884 7 11/19/14 ESPN Spurs-Cavaliers 7:00pm 2,648 8 2/26/15 TNT Warriors-Cavaliers 8:14pm 2,644 9 10/28/14 TNT Rockets-Lakers 10:44pm 2,420 10 11/7/14 ESPN Cavaliers-Nuggets 10:38pm 2,382            

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