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"The Contender" Highest Rated Boxing Telecast In Nine Years

posted by mightygloves.com on September 29, 2006, in The Contender

ESPN’s top-rated ESPN Original Entertainment (EOE) series The Contender, produced in conjunction with Mark Burnett Productions and DreamWorks, posted its highest rating with Tuesday night’s live, two-hour finale from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The telecast, which saw Grady “Bad Boy” Brewer crowned Contender champion, earned a 1.9 rating representing more than 1.7 million homes and 2.3 million viewers P2+, and further solidified the series’ rating (1.4 for more than 1.2 million homes) over the same time slot in 2005 by 56% and all key demographics by more than 100%. Also, it was the highest-rated boxing telecast on ESPN in nine years dating back to a Jan. 1, 1997 (2.0 rating). Complementing the telecast, ESPN’s multi-media platforms offered live video on ESPN.com and ESPN360 on-demand where fans could view two undercard bouts from the event exclusively.

“The strength of these results demonstrates the continued hunger by our viewers not only for The Contender series but for the kind of programming it represents: compelling human drama that allows viewers to witness first-hand the ultimate outcome,” said Ron Wechsler, EOE vice president, development.

The live season finale provided boxing fans with two exceptional bouts fought in front of more than 12,000 ticket holders: an eight-round bronze medal match-up between Cornelius “K-9” Bundrage (Detroit) and Norberto “El Gallito” Bravo (Tucson, Ariz.), and the title fight between Steve “2 Pound” Forbes (Portland, Ore./Las Vegas) and Grady “Bad Boy” Brewer (Lawton, Okla.). Bundrage captured the bronze belt by way of a technical knockout in the seventh round while the favored Forbes lost to an inspired Brewer in a 10-round split (2-1) decision. Along with the title of Contender Champion, Brewer won $500,000 and a new Toyota Tundra.

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