Comments Thread For: HBO, Showtime 10/3 Telecasts Produce Meager Ratings

[JakeNDaBox]

It was another night of a divided audience between American cable giants HBO and Showtime, with the networks offering dueling boxing telecasts on October 3.

The ratings once again suggest that going head-to-head is never good for business. [Click Here To Read More]

[MisanthropicNY]

Broner fell off?

[FBLM]

an average of 1,198,000 between the both.

[-DSG-]

This is the reason why boxing needs to get away from hbo and sho it limits the audience

[Hougigo]

So that's what Showtime paid a million for huh? Well at least he got paid, not Broner's problem

[The Big Dunn]

We should expect lukewarm fan interest and a ratings decline when the shows feature 2 guys that are over hyped but failed to meet expectations in the past.

There should've been 1 card with 4 fights Matts v Postol headline Broner v Khabib 2nd.

That would have done well.

[SteveM]

an average of 1,198,000 between the both.

Your math is very average

[The Big Dunn]

Boxings just down in the dumps temporarily because of the sht Mayweather has fed people. With some great matchups it will build again, but damnit gaymon isn't making it easy.

It's been bugging me that UFC has been so much more entertaining this year.

the 3 most watched fight so far in 2015- floyd/manny, thurman/ghost and wilder/duhapas- have all been Haymon fights.

[PACnPBFsuck]

Good, they need to stop showing fights at the same time.

[SCEN3RY]

yes, fights on two different networks isn't a good idea, the article however failed to mention that Postol-Matthysse was signed and sealed for October 3rd and then Al Haymon produced Broner-Khabib for the same night....because...that was just necessary.

Ultimately, the numbers are unfortunate, Postol vs Matthysse was a good fight. Naturally you'd want there to be an incentive (by viewership) to continually produce good fights (for either network).