I bring these ratings up because some folks think the Rio is too valuable to sell because of the WSOP..

The WSOP has jumped the shark, numbers don't lie people do...




First the 2015 ratings

On the final day ESPN drew just under the 1.159 million poker fans who tuned into watch the final last year.

The November Nine format saw its viewership peak when it was first introduced in 2008, drawing 2.364 million eyeballs. Ratings dropped in the following four years, reaching a low in 2012 of just 735,000 final table viewers. In 2013, the ratings picked back up, almost doubling the preceding year with 1.234 million viewers.



Here are the 2014 ratings

Ratings for the Monday night marathon were up 10-13% year-over-year, pulling .33 US HHs (459,000 viewers) that peaked with a .5. Given the competition against a key demographic (the show ran against Monday Night Football), this would be considered a strong win.

The Tuesday WSOP night broadcast averaged .81 US HHs (1.16M viewers), down 6% from 2013. It peaked with a 1.01 and held steady at a .81 when Martin Jacobson won the title.