NBC’s long-awaited boxing reality series, “The Contender,” was no ratings champ Monday. The series, from “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett and featuring Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard ...

I’ll admit that the lightweight melodrama kind of gripped me as I watched “The Contender,” NBC’s next great hope of a reality show in which 16 boxers compete for a shot at a title fight and $1 million ...

Mark Burnett has fashioned a winner out of "The Contender," bringing a humanity to the sweet science that has been long lost. More than "The Apprentice" with boxing gloves, "The Contender" is warm and ...

NBC avoided a first-round knockout Monday with its unscripted foray into the boxing ring, but “The Contender” will need to pack more of a ratings punch if it’s going to come close to justifying its ...

This is the first episode of "The Contender: Season 2". It introduces 15 new boxers and one familiar boxer from season 1, all competing to become the next Contender Champion. This episode features the ...

Broadcast network rejects are sometimes cable networks' gems. ESPN hopes that will be the case in taking on the low-rated NBC reality show "The Contender," produced by Mark Burnett Productions and ...

The first elimination causes a shift in power; fighters clash over who should compete next; and an injury could end one contestant's dream. Team Gold receives a wake-up call; trouble brews between ...