If you subscribe to Netflix and have any interest in boxing matches, you can watch, for FREE, the  Canelo Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) vs Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) bout at 9 PM EDT.   The fight purse is $200 million.  The fight card will also feature: Callum Walsh vs. Fernando Vargas Jr.  Rising Irish star Callum Walsh (14-0, 11 KOs) takes on undefeated Fernando Vargas Jr. (17-0, 15 KOs) in one of the night’s most anticipated matchups. With both fighters eager to make a statement on boxing’s biggest stage, this bout could steal the show before the main event. Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martinez   Current WBC interim world super middleweight belt holder Christian Mbilli (29-0, 24 KOs) faces knockout artist Lester Martinez (19-0, 16 KOs). Mohammed Alakel vs. John Ornelas   Undefeated prospect Mohammed Alakel (4-0) meets John Ornelas (5-2-1) in an undercard showdown in a 10-round lightweight match. The program begins at 5:30 PM EDT with some early prelims...

In the  early days of television , shows like I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke ( 18 seasons ), Happy Days, Dallas, Big Bang Theory ( 10 seasons ) and 60 minutes ( 43 seasons ) dominated.   They all appeared at the same time weekly, except during the summer when there were re-runs.  More recently, say in 2024, Sunday Night football has dominated, with a 5.31 Nielsen rating, Monday Night Football 2.57, and Saturday Night Football 0.92.  Survivor is at 1.06, and the typical series below 1.0.   In 1953, I Love Lucy had a 67.3 rating, but dropped to 43.7 in 1957, but was still ranked #1.  It ran only for 6 seasons. Streaming has changed all that.   Those weekly shows on your CBS/ABC/NBC and other channels are not all-consuming anymore.  For one, there are too many of them.  If you lived in Los Angeles, you can have access to up to 245 different over-the-air and free channels. Mind you, I still regularly watch certain major broadcast networks p...

I've recently watched a lot of Netflix.  Haven't been to a movie theater since the opening of  Barbenheimer  weekend almost two years ago.  Saved a lot of money. I pay Netflix $17.99/month, the standard rate without ads.  I also am a member of Amazon Prime, which costs me $15.70 with ads.  But I buy a lot from Amazon, providing for free shipping, so Prime is almost free to me. To compare, consider that when you go to a movie theater, you need to drive there, then back home.  There is a tendency to make this an outing, so you have lunch or dinner.  If not, you buy popcorn and a drink.  Skipping a restaurant, just the theater cost will set you back $25/person.  That's already more than a month of Netflix. With Netflix/Prime, you pick what you want and when.  You sit in a more comfortable environment.  You don't need to wear a mask.  Of course you don't need to wear them anymore in theaters, but you are in a cold/flu/COVID en...