WSOP Main Event Ratings Drop in 2010Viewers of Final Table Decrease By 26 Percent |
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The 2010 World Series of Poker main event was the second largest in history, with 7,319 entrants creating a prize pool just shy of $69 million. It featured a big draw at its final table with veteran Michael Mizrachi attempting to win his second bracelet of the year and be crowned world champion. The winner would take home $8.9 million.
But according to tvbythenumbers.com, Tuesday night’s 125-minute ESPN final table broadcast had more than half a million fewer viewers than last year’s final table broadcast did. Figures show that viewers dropped by 26 percent, from 2.1 million in 2009 to 1.5 million this year.
Sons of Anarchy, on FX, was the top-rated cable program Tuesday night, with 3.1 million viewers.
The main event final table broadcast was pushed back an hour this year, starting at 10 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. like it did in 2009. For the first time ever, the final table was streamed live as it happened Saturday, on ESPN3.com. Hole cards were not shown until Tuesday’s ESPN broadcast.
The WSOP has signed on to continue showing its tournament series on ESPN through 2018.
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