2018 TV Ratings (HBO, PBC, Showtime & ESPN)

[Ruthless-RKO]

*I'll keep this thread updated*
If available, I will list average, peak and card viewership

* Note with Showtime, the figures are only for TV viewing and not anything that is streamed live online.

* Showtime, a premium cable channel, has roughly 24 million subscribers in the United States
* HBO a premium cable channel, has roughly 50 million subscribers in the United States
* NBC, CBS & Fox is available in approximately 120 million homes in the U.S.
* ESPN is available in approximately 100 million homes in the U.S.

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#1: Claressa Shields vs. Tori Nelson -avg: 320,000 (Jan 12th on Showtime)

#2: Robert Easter Jr. vs. Javier Fortuna - avg: 462,000; peak: 540,000 (Jan 20th on Showtime)

#3: Errol Spence vs. Lamont Peterson - avg: 637,000; peak: 695,000 (Jan 20th on Showtime)

#4: Jorge Linares vs. Mercito Gesta - avg: 659,000; peak: 731,000 (Jan 27th on HBO)

#5: Lucas Matthysse vs. Tewa Kiram - avg: 719,000; peak: 769,000 (Jan 27th on HBO)
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#6: Ronald Ellis vs. Junior Younan - avg: 256K (Feb 2nd on Showtime)

#7: Gilberto Ramirez and Jerwin Ancajas - card avg: 741,000 (Feb 3rd on ESPN)

#8: Raymundo Beltran vs. Paulus Moses - card avg: 703,000 (Feb 16th on ESPN)

#9: Victor Ortiz vs. Devon Alexander - card avg: 1,136,000; fight peak: 1,530,000 (Feb 17th on Fox)

#10: Yordenis Ugas vs. Ray Robinson - avg: 314,000; peak: 487,000 (Feb 17th on Showtime)

#11: David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril - avg: 458,000; peak: 489,000 (Feb 17th on Showtime)

#12: Danny Garcia vs. Brandon Rios - avg: 516,000; peak: 558,000 (Feb 17th on Showtime)

#13: Donnie Nietes vs. Juan Carlos Reveco - avg: 432,000; peak: 533,000 (Feb 24th on HBO)

#14: McWilliams Arroyo vs. Carlos Cuadras - avg: 548,000; peak: 598,000 (Feb 24th on HBO)

#15: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs. Juan Francisco Estrada - avg: 639,000; peak: 753,000 (Feb 24th on HBO)
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#16: Jose Uzcategai vs. Andre Dirrell - avg: 730,000 (Mar 3rd on Showtime)

#17: Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz - avg: 1,100,000; peak: 1,200,000 (Mar 3rd on Showtime)

#18: Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera - avg: 512,000; peak: 570,000 (Mar 3rd on HBO)

#19: Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin - avg: 599,000; peak: 674,000 (Mar 3rd on HBO)

#20: Azat Hovhannisyan vs. Ronny Rios - avg: 244,000 (Mar 9th on ESPN2)

#21: Kyril Relikh vs. Rances Barthelemy - avg: 489,000; peak: 544,000 (Mar 10th on Showtime)

#22: Mikey Garcia vs. Sergey Lipinets - avg: 618,000; peak: 689,000 (Mar 10th on Showtime)

#23: Oscar Valdez vs. Scott Quigg - card avg: 1,100,000; fight avg: 1,082,000 (Mar 10th on ESPN)

#24: Jose Ramirez vs. Amir Imam - card avg: 488,000 (Mar 17th on ESPN)

#25: Ryan Garcia vs. Fernando Vargas - card avg: 400,000 (Mar 22nd on ESPN2)

#26: Dillian Whyte vs. Lucas Browne - live avg: 387,000; peak: 444,000 / replay avg: 427,000; peak: 490,000 (Mar 24th on HBO)

#27: Jason Quigley vs. Daniel Cruz - avg: 259,000 (Mar 31st on ESPN2)

#28: Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker - live avg: 346,000 ; peak: 379,000 / replay avg: 430,000; peak: 483,000 (Mar 31st on Showtime)
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#29: Nathaniel Gallimore vs. Julian Williams - avg: 376,000 (April 7th on Showtime)

#30: James DeGale vs. Caleb Truax - avg: 469,000 (April 7th on Showtime)

#31: Jarrett Hurd vs. Erislandy Lara - avg: 490,000; peak: 521,000 (April 7th on Showtime)

#32: Francisco Vargas vs. Rod Salka - avg: 296,000 (April 12th on ESPN2)

#33: Lamont Roach vs. Orlando Cruz - avg: 201,000 (April 19th on ESPN2)

#34: Gervonta Davis vs. Jesus Cuellar - avg: 460,000; peak: 527,000 (April 21st on Showtime)

#35: Jermall Charlo vs. Hugo Centeno Jr. - avg: 545,000; peak: 572,000 (April 21st on Showtime)

#36: Adrien Broner vs. Jessie Vargas - avg: 782,000; peak: 891,000 (April 21st on Showtime)

#37: Jessie Magdaleno vs. Isaac Dogboe - card avg: 701,000 (April 28th on ESPN)

#38: Josesito Lopez vs. Miguel Cruz - avg: 839,000 (April 28th on Fox)

#39: Jarrell Miller vs. Johann Duhaupas - avg: 706,000; peak: 834,000 (April 28th on HBO)

#40: Daniel Jacobs vs. Maciej Sulecki - avg: 811,000; peak: 874,000 (April 28th on HBO)
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#41: Ryan Garcia vs. Jayson Velez - avg: 281,000 (May 4th on ESPN2)

#42: Cecilia Braekhus vs. Kali Reis - avg: 904,000; peak: 1,024,000 (May 5th on HBO)

#43: Gennady Golovkin vs. Vanes Martirosyan - avg: 1,249,000; peak: 1,361,000 (May 5th on HBO)

#44: Devin Haney vs. Mason Menard - avg: 276,000 (May 11th on Showtime)

#45: Jorge Linares vs. Vasyl Lomachenko - card avg: 1,024,000; fight avg: 1,439,000; fight peak: 1,749,000 (May 12th on ESPN)

#46: Rey Vargas vs. Azat Hovhannisyan - avg: 619,00; peak: 740,000 (May 12th on HBO)

#47: Sadam Ali vs. Jaime Munguia - avg: 711,000; peak: 779,000 (May 12th on HBO)

#48: Gary Russell Jr. vs. Joseph Diaz Jr. - avg: 487,000; peak: 567,000 (May 19th on Showtime)

#49: Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack - avg: 535,000; peak: 611,000 (May 19th on Showtime)
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#50: Jermell Charlo vs. Austin Trout - avg: 532,000; peak: 575,000 (June 9th on Showtime)

#51: Leo Santa Cruz vs. Abner Mares - avg: 600,000; peak: 633,000 (June 9th on Showtime)

#52: Javier Fortuna vs. Adrian Granados - avg: 396,000; peak: 441,000 (June 16th on Showtime)

#53: Danny Roman vs. Moises Flores - avg: 478,000; peak: 547,000 (June 16th on Showtime)

#54: Errol Spence vs. Carlos Ocampo - avg: 683,000; peak: 726,000 (June 16th on Showtime)

#55: Claressa Shields vs. Hanna Gabriels - avg: 376,000; peak: 410,000 (June 22nd on Showtime)

#56: Gilberto Ramirez vs. Alexis Angulo - card avg: 632,000 (June 30th on ESPN)
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#57: Egidijus Kavaliauskas vs. Juan Carlos Abreu - card avg: 534,000 (July 7th on ESPN)

# 58: Alberto Machado vs. Rafael Mensah - avg: 665,000; peak: 762,000 (July 21st on HBO)

#59: Jaime Munguia vs. Liam Smith - avg: 777,000; peak: 827,000 (July 21st on HBO)

#60: Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr. - avg: 680,000; peak: 725,000 (July 28th on Showtime)
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#61: Sergey Lipinets vs. Erick Bone - avg: 747,000 (Aug 4th on Fox)

#62: Peter Quillin vs. J’Leon Love - avg: 915,000 (Aug 4th on Fox)

#63: Joey Spencer vs. Bruce Lutchmedial - avg: 938,000 (Aug 4th on Fox)

#64: Devon Alexander vs. Andre Berto - avg: 1,193,000; peak: 1,266,000; card avg: 941,000 (Aug 4th on Fox)

#65: Dmitry Bivol vs. Isaac Chilemba - avg: 583,000; peak: 632,000 (Aug 4th on HBO)

#66: Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez - avg: 731,000; peak: 813,000 (Aug 4th on HBO)

#67: Bryant Jennings vs. Alexander Dimitrenko - card avg: 686,000 (Aug 18th on ESPN)
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#68: Kazuto Ioka vs. McWilliams Arroyo - avg: 310,000; peak: 371,000 (Sep 8th on HBO)

#69: Donnie Nietes vs. Aston Palicte - avg: 349,000; peak: 421,000 (Sep 8th on HBO)

#70: Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Felipe Orucuta - avg: 298,000; peak: 329,000 (Sep 8th on HBO)

#71: Adam Kownacki vs. Charles Martin - avg: 395,000; peak: 503,000 (Sep 8th on Showtime)

#72: Yordenis Ugas vs. Cesar Barrionuevo - avg: 447,000; peak: 510,000 (Sep 8th on Showtime)

#73: Shawn Porter vs. Danny Garcia - avg: 619,000; peak: 690,000 (Sep 8th on Showtime)

[siablo14]

It seems to depend on the amount of subscribers.

[Ruthless-RKO]

It seems to depend on the amount of subscribers.

I agree. You'd be surprised sometimes Showtime will beat HBO head to head if they have a much better fight on.

I've listed above roughly the amount of subscribers HBO and Showtime have. But noted that Showtime figures from Nielsen don't include online streaming and DirecTV.

[siablo14]

It seems to depend on the amount of subscribers.

I agree. You'd be surprised sometimes Showtime will beat HBO head to head if they have a much better fight on.

I've listed above roughly the amount of subscribers HBO and Showtime have. But noted that Showtime figures from Nielsen don't include online streaming and DirecTV.

Yeah. Not taking those into account may explain the difference.

[SenorPipino]

Why do I only get 1 option in the poll?

That doesn't give the true picture of what we can watch.

I have all those networks, although we're thinking about dumping HBO since its boxing shows have gone down the gutter.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Why do I only get 1 option in the poll?

That doesn't give the true picture of what we can watch.

I have all those networks, although we're thinking about dumping HBO since its boxing shows have gone down the gutter.

I put the numbers in the wrong box. Sorted. Just be able to tick them all now.

[SenorPipino]

Why do I only get 1 option in the poll?

That doesn't give the true picture of what we can watch.

I have all those networks, although we're thinking about dumping HBO since its boxing shows have gone down the gutter.

I put the numbers in the wrong box. Sorted. Just be able to tick them all now.

Muchas gracias R-R.

[Ruthless-RKO]

3 Entries have been added..

#13: Donnie Nietes vs. Juan Carlos Reveco - avg: 432,000; peak: 533,000 (Feb 24th on HBO)

#14: McWilliams Arroyo vs. Carlos Cuadras - avg: 548,000; peak: 598,000 (Feb 24th on HBO)

#15: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs. Juan Francisco Estrada - avg: 639,000; peak: 753,000 (Feb 24th on HBO)

[asdfjkl]

You forgot about youtube

[gilgamesh]

You forgot about youtube

Youtube ain't TV

[SenorPipino]

You forgot about youtube

Youtube ain't TV

Don't tell that to people under 30. You'll confuse them.

[Ruthless-RKO]

You forgot about youtube

Youtube ain't TV

Thought he was trolling.

[Ruthless-RKO]

You forgot about youtube

Youtube ain't TV

Don't tell that to people under 30. You'll confuse them.

Eh? I'm under 30. I ain't confused.

[asdfjkl]

You forgot about youtube

Youtube ain't TV

Thought he was trolling.

I was trolling in fact, which I barely every do, so maybe it's not a wonder he appearantly didn't realise.

[SenorPipino]

Youtube ain't TV

Don't tell that to people under 30. You'll confuse them.

Eh? I'm under 30. I ain't confused.

You don't count. You're educated.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Don't tell that to people under 30. You'll confuse them.

Eh? I'm under 30. I ain't confused.

You don't count. You're educated.

[Boxing Prospect]

...just American tv huh? ;)

[Ruthless-RKO]

...just American tv huh? ;)

British TV channels hardly every post viewership. It's very rare. Only ones that have in the past have been ITV, Channel 5, BBC and DAVE..

[Boxing Prospect]

...just American tv huh? ;)

British TV channels hardly every post viewership. It's very rare. Only ones that have in the past have been ITV, Channel 5, BBC and DAVE..

Japanese TV regularly does, and it's often like the American figures...with an extra 0 at the end

[Ruthless-RKO]

...just American tv huh? ;)

British TV channels hardly every post viewership. It's very rare. Only ones that have in the past have been ITV, Channel 5, BBC and DAVE..

Japanese TV regularly does, and it's often like the American figures...with an extra 0 at the end

I suppose they're usually free-to-air.. there are too many 'other' sports in USA. Boxing doesn't get as much attention anymore.. its like Wlad pulling through like 10 million viewers on RTL.

[Ruthless-RKO]

2 new entries

#16: Jose Uzcategai vs. Andre Dirrell - avg: 730,000 (Mar 3rd on Showtime)

#17: Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz - avg: 1,100,000; peak: 1,200,000 (Mar 3rd on Showtime)

[Ruthless-RKO]

2 more entries

#18: Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera - avg: 512,000; peak: 570,000 (Mar 3rd on HBO)

#19: Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin - avg: 599,000; peak: 674,000 (Mar 3rd on HBO)

[Ruthless-RKO]

New Entries..

#20: Kyril Relikh vs. Rances Barthelemy - avg: 489,000; peak: 544,000 (Mar 10th on Showtime)

#21: Mikey Garcia vs. Sergey Lipinets - avg: 618,000; peak: 689,000 (Mar 10th on Showtime)

[SenorPipino]

Any numbers for ESPN'S Valdez-Quigg backburner?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Any numbers for ESPN'S Valdez-Quigg backburner?

Is it not barnburner? I'm waiting for the figures still on that..