Ukubukwa kwakhuphuka 4.2 Million for Rounds ezijabulisayo Final of Keith Thurman-Robert Guerrero Bout

PBC Kuholela NBC Ekunqobeni in Adult 18-49 Lebantfu

Ngaphezu kwe 575,000 Minutes Live Streamed Via

NBC Sports Live Extra

PBC on NBC Returns Saturday, April 11,

Live at 8:30 PM ET on NBC

Hawai, Conn. – Sea. 9, 2015 – Saturday night’s debut of the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC was the most-watched professional boxing broadcast since 1998, ngokusho osheshayo National Data kusukela The Nielsen Company.

The PBC on NBC telecast averaged 3.4 million ababukeli, usezingeni njengoba iningi-wayebukele boxing professional ukusakaza in 17 Eminyakeni (“Oscar De La Hoya sika Fight Night” on FOX, 5.9 million, Mon., March 23, 1998).

Ukubukwa yanda njalo sehora ngokusebenzisa telecast futhi kwakhuphuka 4.2 million from10:30-11 p.m. ET during the exciting Rounds 7-12 of Keith Thurman'S isinqumo ngazwilinye phezu Robert Guerrero, lapho The Associated Press called “uhlobo empini kwadingeka isixuku ezinyaweni zayo futhi wabakhuthaza edingeka kakhulu isibhakela.” With the ukunqoba on NBC lokuqala ezinkulu wesibhakela emini ukusakaza in 30 Eminyakeni (Larry Holmes vs. Carl “Iqiniso” Williams, on May 20, 1985), Thurman ngcono to a ephelele 25-0 (21 knockouts).

The PBC on NBC also led NBC to a Saturday primetime victory among Adults 18-49, nge 1.08 Isilinganiselwa in the demographic.

“The return of primetime boxing to NBC for the first time in three decades got off to a strong start last weekend with NgoMgqibelo PBC on NBC DEBUT,” wathi Jon Miller, President of Programming for NBC Sports and NBCSN. “With our next primetime telecast on Saturday, April 11, sibheka phambili esakhiweni umfutho lesi senzakalo lamiswa ngokucacile. Siyajabula ukuthi eliphezulu boxing emuva on NBC.”

Saturday night’s telecast (8:30-11 p.m. KANYE) posted a 2.11/4 fast Isilinganiso kazwelonke – up 174% kusukela isilinganiso boxing telecast on NBC kusuka 2012-14 (.77). Futhi esiphezulu-ukalwe boxing professional ukusakaza kusukela show '98 De La Hoya on FOX (4.29).

Ngaphezu kwe 575,000 amaminithi (576,435) of PBC on NBC coverage was live streamed via NBC Sports Live Extra to desktops, amaphilisi kanye namadivayisi eselula – ranking as the third-best Saturday ebusuku kulo nyaka ngemuva NFL Wild Card playoff (UJan. 3, 2015) kanye NHL Stadium Series game (Feb. 21, 2015). On media social, #NBCBoxing trended on Twitter emhlabeni wonke kuyo yonke telecast, kanye #PBConNBC, punjab’ amagama kanye neminye imibandela key ezihamba phezu ezingeni likazwelonke.

PBC on NBC abuyise on Saturday, April 11 at 8:30 p.m. KANYE kusukela Barclays Center e Brooklyn, featuring punjab amane kuhlangene 127-4-1 irekhodi and 80 Kos – superstar EzingakanqotshwaDanny “Swift” Garcia (29-0, 17 Kos) vs. Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 Kos), and middleweight champion “Irish” Andy Lee (34-2, 24 Kos) vs. Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin (31-0, 22 Kos).

NBC and NBCSN uyodala 20 aphile PBC on NBC boxing izenzakalo 2015. Ngaphakathi the 20 imibukiso bukhoma, NBC Sports Group uyodala ngaphezu 50 amahora Ukusabalala PBC, kubandakanya NBCSN- futhi post-fight for izinhlelo NBC telecasts. UNdunankulu Boxing Champions uchungechunge wadala for ithelevishini by Haymon Boxing. The PBC on NBC izoba zezinkanyezi yanamuhla bhá, emdlalweni wabo esibaluleke kakhulu.

All PBC on NBC imibukiso izosakazwa bukhoma kwi NBC Sports Live Extra via “TV Everywhere,” enikeza abathengi value eyengeziwe for subscription service yabo, nokwenza okusezingeni kokuqukethwe izinga iyatholakala kumakhasimende MVPD kokubili ephuma ekhaya futhi ezisekelweni multiple. NBC Sports Live Extra iyatholakala desktops at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app iyatholakala at the App Store for iPad and iPod touch, kumadivayisi khetha ngaphakathi Google Play, futhi phezu emafasiteleni amafoni kanye amaphilisi.