PBC’S DEBUT ON FOX DELIVERS RATINGS KO

Boxing’s Return after Almost 20 Years Overwhelming Success
Los Anjeles – Premer boks Chempionlar (PBC) brought championship boxing back to FOX in prime timeShanba night 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 from 8:00 – 10:37 AM ET, Nilsen ko'ra, +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 bilan 2.2 million tomoshabinlar, while ratings increased slightly for Sammy Vasquez’s TKO win over Aron Martinez with a 1.4/2, bilan 2.2 million tomoshabinlar. Ratings then jumped for Danny Garcia’s spirited win vs. Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision that averaged a 1.8/3 bilan 3.0 million tomoshabinlar.
Additional Highlights
· The PBC on FOX ranks as the most-watched PBC event on any network since
Aprel 11, 2015 NBC (2.9 million).
· 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 from 10:15-10:30pm, 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 of Shanba night’s fight card.
– FOX SPORT –

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