Comments Thread For: Garcia-Granados Main Event Peaks At 1.468 Million Viewers

[Motorcity Cobra]

Why did showtime sometimes exceed HBOs boxing ratings?
Why does espn exceed fs1 ratings 95% of the time?

So total number of households isn't the only factor, right?

Crawford on ESPN did better than this.

So that proves ESPN can match & beat FOX, which is in more households.

[HitmanTommy]

Lowest viewership on broadcast television and a nearly empty arena. PBC's formula of in-house mismatches is not working out too well.

I remember when HBO Boxing averaging under a million viewers was considered a dissapointment. PBC's numbers are trending in that direction and on FREE television and their basic cable numbers are virtually non-existent, not even a blip on the radar.

It's because boxing is dying. With so many forms of instant entertainment at peoples fingertips these days, people have much shorter attention spans than 15 years ago.

It's only going to get worse.

[killakali]

So total number of households isn't the only factor, right?

Crawford on ESPN did better than this.

So that proves ESPN can match & beat FOX, which is in more households.

What it proves us fox has a built in advantage. U were The Who always made excuses for showtime because hbo had more subscribers

[bballchump11]

Are they even developing any young up and comers? IMO they (PBC) should be using FS1 for developing some new guys...

Joey Spencer
Karlos Baldares
Gary Russel Jr's brother with the same name
Money Powell III
Erickson Lubin sorta. I guess he's a contender now.
Efe Ajabe

[Oldskoolg]

There's always something else on for people to watch. Nobody is watching boxing, no need for excuses. Ratings suck across all networks because there's just no interest in the sport.

That would be because big fights arnt being made and when they are they end in dodgy decisions such as the Canelo-ggg fights, wilder-fury, etc

[Bronx2245]

On free TV lol. How about Spence or Crawford instead of smaller and older men. We know that's what Danny likes to feast on but there are 2 young and full sized WWs right there. I would say Thurman and Porter but they already handled that work.

Spence is not fighting DSG without a belt! DSG swerved him hard! Manny and Freddie have wanted DSG since Danny whooped Khan and Matthysse! Mikey vacated 135! If he wants another test @ 147, this should be it!

[Thaman2x]

This entire discussion is rather pathetic. People on this board are literally arguing over an affiliation/promotion team that resides on A, B, or C network because their favorite fighter fights with said promotional outfit. Its ridiculous. WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT FREE FIGHTS????

In this day and age, where more and more people are cutting the cord, these are great numbers, especially given what was going on at the same time as the PBC fights. We should all be applauding Al Haymon AND Top Rank for bringing all of these fights to regular cable. I mean, COME ON GUYS.

This board, albeit mixed with fans from multiple countries, is definitely representative of whats going on in America today....DIVISION OVER NOTHING.

I'll keep watching all these fights, whether its showtime, espn, fox, cbs, or DAZN. I dont care.

peace.

[Motorcity Cobra]

What it proves us fox has a built in advantage. U were The Who always made excuses for showtime because hbo had more subscribers

No. ESPN comes on a basic back cable package. Meaning if you get FOX on cable you also get ESPN. Showtime is a premium station. If you order cable you get FOX & ESPN but not Showtime.

[The3]

For comparison, here are the viewership and ratings for the last 5 Top Rank on ESPN shows:
March 30, 2019: 655,000 (0.43 rating)
March 23, 2019: 469,000 (0.32 rating)
Feb. 15, 2019: 704,000 (0.48 rating)
Feb. 10, 2019: 655,000 (0.44 rating)
Feb. 2, 2019: 880,000 (0.57 rating) https://t.co/ghuluRCc43

— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) April 23, 2019

Noway ESPN and FOX can be happy with those numbers

[Motorcity Cobra]

Noway ESPN and FOX can be happy with those numbers

Exactly! I'm trying to get these fools to realize that all ratings have been poor