Yes, the figure represents estimated viewers. I don't know if they are accurate because I'm currently not a Nielsen subscriber and at that number it will not show up on their top 10 & trends. In fact it probably wouldn't show up in any publication list because 1.2 million viewers puts a program outside the top 40 shows most weeks (for cable) and subscriber publications generally list the top 20. Only way it could be verified, since boxing websites don't properly cite, is by a subscriber that wishes to publish the sports ratings for the week or simply wants to comment on that fights using a viewership context.To put this in perspective WWE RAW lowest viewership for its 3hr program (each hr. is rated separately) was the 10:00p.m. day part and that was 4.8 million. Pardon The Interruption (PTI) even hits 1 million as a 5 day show.
The 1 million mark for cable is acceptable (good in the industry) because the business model calls for every single last cable household to pay subscriber fees (directly or indirectly) for channels even if they don't want them or particular content. Hence, HBO has the highest direct (premium) subscriber fee so a garbage rating for broadcast tv, that would get people fired, is viewed with a pat on the back for cable.
Here's a subscriber publication
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/tele...
Hopkins could rarely get those numbers in his prime. I think his largest fights before this were when he fought Trinidad and De La Hoya, and I am sure most people tuned in to watch Tito and Oscar. I have always liked Hopkins and watched every fight of his that was televised. I think people are tuning in to see if the 48 year old legend can pull another victory out of his bag of tricks.
I am not surprised if these numbers are right . I was telling a co worker yes I have a job lol yesterday that Hopkins is a bigger draw than Andre Ward damn I hate it when I.m right.
I think they are the pay per view buys, I guess Bernard is still quite the draw.
Are those viewing numbers?
