Boxing’s Return after Almost 20 Years Overwhelming Success
Los Angeles – Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) brought championship boxing back to FOX in prime timeRāhoroinight after an almost 20-year absence and delivered a resounding ratings knockout. The PBC on FOX, headlined by an intense 12-round battle for the vacant welterweight title between victor Danny Garcia and Robert Guerrero, delivered PBC’s best audience since April 2015.
Fueled by three exciting bouts, the PBC on FOX averaged a 1.5/3 household rating/share with 2.5 million viewers from8:00 – 10:37 PM ET, kia rite ki Nielsen, +36% in rating and +39% in audience compared to PBC’s last primetime telecast (1.1/2, 1.8 million viewers on NBC, 12/12/15).
Ratings and viewership built throughout the evening’s broadcast. FOX’s first bout featuring a hard-hitting heavyweight bout between Dominic Breazeale and Amir Mansour delivered a 1.3/2 ki 2.2 miriona ngä kaimätakitaki, while ratings increased slightly for Sammy Vasquez’s TKO win over Aron Martinez with a 1.4/2, ki 2.2 miriona ngä kaimätakitaki. Ratings then jumped for Danny Garcia’s spirited win vs. Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision that averaged a 1.8/3 ki 3.0 miriona ngä kaimätakitaki.
Additional Highlights
· The PBC on FOX ranks as the most-watched PBC event on any network since
April 11, 2015 i runga i NBC (2.9 miriona).
· Ties as PBC’s highest-rated event among Adults 18-49 since its broadcast premiere on March 7, 2015.
· The fight card peaked at the end of the main-event between Garcia and Guerrero with 3.5 million viewers from10:15-10:30pm, to tie as the second-best peak audience for a PBC event since its broadcast premiere.
· An estimated 6.2 million viewers watched all or part ofRāhoroinight’s fight card.
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