Comments on: Thursday trash talk: K-1 GP TV ratings down from past years

By: K1 - na smutno tym razem at MMA Blog

K1 - na smutno tym razem at MMA Blog — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:43:42 +0000

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By: topjournalist

topjournalist — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:03:08 +0000

There has never been a final sixteen outside of Japan, so it is hard to compare the numbers.
It might not even that bad the vieuwing rate (compared with UFC broadcasting live from England to the USA).

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:28:53 +0000

xx2000xx,

Don’t always go by what UFC.com says. A lot of the times certain fights will say they are a prelim and then end up being on the main card. UFC 77 is going to look like this:

MAIN CARD:
Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin
Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera
Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald
Kalib Starnes vs. Alan Belcher
Stephan Bonnar vs. Eric Schafer

UNDERCARD:
Jorge Gurgel vs. Alvin Robinson
Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz
Jason Black vs. Matt Grice
Ryan Jenson vs. Demian Maia

Now that main card is pretty solid. The Top 3 fights are very good, and the two undercard fights should at least be exciting….

UFC 78 at this time… Well, that is a different story.

By: sonzai

sonzai — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:18:41 +0000

I’m just curious if anyone (Zach, Jordan?) can give any info on ratings for other Japanese programs, sports or otherwise. It seems that whenever UFC ratings are discussed, we have some sort of context. How does K-1 do vs. a Kyoujin game, or a Hanshin game? How about a Japanese national soccer team match? The only comparison I have is Kohaku Uta Gassen and that’s just not a fair fight. I know from experience in Japan that I can go into any bar/izakaya/ramen shop/restaurant or even sauna and see any of the aforementioned programs (or dramas, or variety shows), but can never recall seeing a K-1 or PRIDE event outside of my own home.

By: David

David — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:13:00 +0000

Japanese culture is so interesting. I need to take a Japanese culture sociology class before I graduate from SB

By: xx2000xx

xx2000xx — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:47:09 +0000

Sure, 78 doesn’t have a solid main event but the rest of the fights are competitive and very strong on paper. I’d much rather see this than 77.

My jaw literally hit the floor when I saw this:

Main Card Bouts:
-Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin
-Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera
-Kalib Starnes vs. Alan Belcher
-Eric Schafer vs. Stephan Bonnar

The Starnes and Bonnar fight is on the television portion!??!?!

Prelims:
-Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald
-Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz
-Jason Black vs. Matt Grice

Here is hoping that Silva takes him out in the first. Whoever decided to put those fights on the television portion is on drugs, or thinks the TUF kids are bigger draws then they really are.

By: LR

LR — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:32:58 +0000

The article at MMA Analyst is to supplement the previous article which included the DEEP card. I just didn’t get it all crammed into one posting.

Actually, I’m a bit more inclined to see the DEEP card as well.

By: white ninja

white ninja — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:28:32 +0000

the ratings trend in Japan has been a downward trend and this will continue

if ratings drop into the single figures, k1 could get dropped

By: Zach Arnold

Zach Arnold — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:19:13 +0000

11.8% apparently for the Masato tournament showing. Barely outdrew the Fuji TV show.

By: Jordan Breen

Jordan Breen — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:14:47 +0000

Ah, my bust. I hadn’t seen the NHBNews post, I just recalled that the GP finale last year got a 16.0 even as well.

Anyway, hardly shocking ratings decline. Choi’s star isn’t exactly what it once was, and the allure of him fighting Mighty Mo in a headliner at this point? Pretty meh stuff for your casual peeps. The MAX finale probably outdrew it, and I suspect they probably did strong ratings throughout since Masato actually made it to the final this year.