Main Event Final Table Ratings Soar

The WSOP Main Event final table's ratings were up 46%, from last year. As mentioned previously, non-Main Event ratings were flat and Main Event ratings other than the final table were up 10%. The Main Event final table ratings were higher than the average of last season's regular season NBA and MLB games on ESPN. Jeffrey Pollack said:

Third, we successfully changed the paradigm from “who won” to “who will win.” In fact, Tuesday night’s episode on ESPN was the highest-rated poker show on television since 2004 and we even beat the legendary 2003 final featuring Chris Moneymaker.

We haven’t made a decision about next year’s Final Table format...

For more data, see the press release and Associated Press.

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