Ratings Are In: WSOP Ratings Up Huge Over 2007

The November Nine experiment appears to have worked some magic on the television ratings. After seeing a down year in 2007 it appears that the decision to delay the World Series of Poker final table has paid dividends with increased viewership.

ESPN announced Thursday that the Tuesday night broadcast earned a 1.9 rating which is an increase of 46% over the 2007 final table rating of 1.3. The 1.9 rating indicates that the two-hour broadcast had 1.905 million homes tuned in and 2.364 million viewers in an average minute.

The viewers that tuned in were treated to same day coverage of poker biggest event for the first time in poker history. The final episode featured footage shot on November 9, as the final nine players played down to two players, and November 10, as the final two played to a winner. Peter Eastgate outdueled Ivan Demidov to win the $9.1 million first place prize.

The entire schedule of 32 shows averaged a 0.9 rating, meaning 919,000 homes and 1.126 million people were tuned in. These numbers represent a 13% and 15% ratings increase respectively.

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