Pacquiao versus Algieri on GMA-7 scores top ratings

Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao’s victorious defense of his WBO world welterweight title against American Chris Algieri had the entire nation tuned into their TV screens as demonstrated by the overwhelming ratings success of the fight’s free TV airing on GMA-7.

 

This is according to data from the industry’s leading ratings service provider, Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.

 

The fight dubbed “Pacquiao vs. Algieri: Hungry for Glory,” which aired via satellite from Macau last Sunday (November 23), garnered a strong 44.4% household rating in National Urban Philippines (NUTAM), beating its ABS-CBN counterparts, ASAP 19’s 6.2% and Luv U’s 5.1%.

 

The bout also reigned supreme in Urban Visayas with a household rating of 44.5%, way ahead of ASAP 19 and Luv U’s 6.1%.

 

Audiences from Urban Mindanao likewise showed their full support for the Filipino boxing hero as viewership in the area reached as high as 46.8% versus ASAP 19’s 8.9% and Luv U’s 8.8%.

 

Pacquiao vs. Algieri also registered winning ratings in the viewer-rich areas of Urban Luzon and Mega Manila, where it led competition by huge margins.

 

Until the next time he steps into the ring, viewers can catch Manny Pacquiao in his show, MP Sport Science, airing every first and third Sunday of the month on GMA’s Sunday Night Box Office (SNBO).