Wilder-Ortiz peaked at 1.2 million viewers on Showtime

[Ruthless-RKO]

Showtime’s Highest-Rated Fight Since Wilder-Stiverne 1

According to ratings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, Wilder’s compelling comeback victory over Luis Ortiz drew a peak audience of 1.2 million viewers and averaged 1.1 viewers. That was Showtime’s largest viewership since Wilder’s unanimous-decision defeat of Stiverne attracted a peak audience of 1.34 million viewers and an average viewership of 1.24 million in January 2015.

Wilder’s previous fight on Showtime – a three-knockdown, first-round destruction of Stiverne in their rematch November 4 – drew lower ratings than their first fight (peak: 887,000 viewers; average: 824,000).

Before Wilder-Ortiz, Showtime’s highest-rated fight since the first Wilder-Stiverne bout was Mikey Garcia-Adrien Broner. Garcia’s 12-round, unanimous-decision win against Broner peaked at 937,000 viewers and averaged 881,000 on July 29.

The co-feature of Showtime’s doubleheader Saturday night, Jose Uzcategai-Andre Dirrell, drew an average audience of 730,000.

[ValMar]

Showtime’s Highest-Rated Fight Since Wilder-Stiverne 1

According to ratings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, Wilder’s compelling comeback victory over Luis Ortiz drew a peak audience of 1.2 million viewers and averaged 1.1 viewers. That was Showtime’s largest viewership since Wilder’s unanimous-decision defeat of Stiverne attracted a peak audience of 1.34 million viewers and an average viewership of 1.24 million in January 2015.

Wilder’s previous fight on Showtime – a three-knockdown, first-round destruction of Stiverne in their rematch November 4 – drew lower ratings than their first fight (peak: 887,000 viewers; average: 824,000).

Before Wilder-Ortiz, Showtime’s highest-rated fight since the first Wilder-Stiverne bout was Mikey Garcia-Adrien Broner. Garcia’s 12-round, unanimous-decision win against Broner peaked at 937,000 viewers and averaged 881,000 on July 29.

The co-feature of Showtime’s doubleheader Saturday night, Jose Uzcategai-Andre Dirrell, drew an average audience of 730,000.

Not so bad..............

[Best Coast]

About what you'd expect...without the head-to-head competition from Kovalev on HBO it probably would have done 1.5 million average and 1.75 million peak.

[Ruthless-RKO]

About what you'd expect...without the head-to-head competition from Kovalev on HBO it probably would have done 1.5 million average and 1.75 million peak.

I think so. To be fair. Kovalev started just after Wilder. So it was Bivol vs. Barrera that went head to head with Wilder/Ortiz.

Bivol/Barrera > Kov/Mikhalkin

[Enlightened-One]

According to Nielsen Media Research, Rey Vargas' bout that took place late last year against Oscar Negrete, attracted approx. 697K viewers on HBO. It was ranked 20th place in the list of most viewed premium cable fights of 2017.

The Kovalev-Mikhalkin fight averaged only 599K viewers on HBO, which was staged at the same time as the Wilder-Ortiz bout (you may have only missed one round or so if you switched to HBO immediately after watching Showtime).

I suspect that many people would have preferred to have watched the Wilder-Ortiz post-fight interviews and analysis than to witness Kovalev dominating a second-tier (definitely not world class) opponent in a one-sided lacklustre bout.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I suspect that many people would have preferred to have watched the Wilder-Ortiz post-fight interviews and analysis than to witness Kovalev dominating a second-tier (definitely not world class) opponent in a one-sided lacklustre bout.

Damn right I watched the post-fight interviews instead of switching over.

[Enlightened-One]

I suspect that many people would have preferred to have watched the Wilder-Ortiz post-fight interviews and analysis than to witness Kovalev dominating a second-tier (definitely not world class) opponent in a one-sided lacklustre bout.

Damn right I watched the post-fight interviews instead of switching over.

You definitely did the right thing! I regretted switching to the Kovalev-Mikhalkin fight.

[Best Coast]

About what you'd expect...without the head-to-head competition from Kovalev on HBO it probably would have done 1.5 million average and 1.75 million peak.

I think so. To be fair. Kovalev started just after Wilder. So it was Bivol vs. Barrera that went head to head with Wilder/Ortiz.

Bivol/Barrera > Kov/Mikhalkin

HBO probably timed it that way with the late start!! They know hardcore boxing fans were more interested in the more competitive Bivol-Barrera than Kovalev-Human Punching Bag.

[Ruthless-RKO]

About what you'd expect...without the head-to-head competition from Kovalev on HBO it probably would have done 1.5 million average and 1.75 million peak.

I think so. To be fair. Kovalev started just after Wilder. So it was Bivol vs. Barrera that went head to head with Wilder/Ortiz.

Bivol/Barrera > Kov/Mikhalkin

HBO probably timed it that way with the late start!! They know hardcore boxing fans were more interested in the more competitive Bivol-Barrera than Kovalev-Human Punching Bag.

Also Dirrells fight on Showtime was delayed by what 20 mins? Had that been on time, Kov-Mik would have started after Wilder-Ortiz post fight interviews

[Ruthless-RKO]

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Ortiz's manager Jay Jiminez stated,

“Our hats go off to Wilder and his team and leave no doubt - we believe it was close to going ether way that night. It was a fight for the ages so we do believe after seeing those Showtime numbers while HBO and MMA and the NBA were going on at same time it was an absolute victory for all. It is worthy of a Wilder-Ortiz 2 if Joshua-Wlider doesn’t happen. By the way we also would love to see that fight and we would be in attendance at that mega brawl.”

So they want to use the viewership figures to get a rematch.