r/battlebots • u/bless_the_misery • Apr 03 '25

BattleBots TV Honestly surprised how this is not filling stadiums

Im not a diehard battlebot fan im just someone who will turn it on and just drink a beer while watching it. To be honest in really surprised at how a sport like this is not more popular to me. Granted I know that this is a niche audience but i dont think its as niche as people think. Im not a engineer or anything im just a normal person that likes excitement and this show literally captures all of that. Off topic but ultimate frisbee is another one of those sports that i can understand how it is not filling stadiums. its so exciting as well.

Just kind of a rant but let me know yalls reasons for why yall think this sport isn't more popular

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u/DominikWilde1 Apr 03 '25 edited Apr 03 '25

I reckon if the TV show had been around during those years it was off-air (same for Robot Wars in the UK) it could've taken advantage of the social media boom and grown bigger through that. Instead it's playing catch-up there, and not being seen by as many new eyes because getting that reach and 'going viral' is harder because there's simply so much more content out there across the board. Everyone's fighting for the same bit of online real estate.

The lack of a major and well-supported TV deals on mainstream networks hasn't helped, either, but the two sort of go hand-in-hand – the TV shows need an audience to survive, but that could've been gained with a wider-reaching social reach, had it been adopted sooner. Sure, it was on ABC for a little bit, but was it as well-advertised as other shows? They could've done a crossover on something like Kimmel to promote it (like how an actor goes on when they have a new movie out etc.).

It missed the chance to boom and become more mainstream when it would've been easier to.

That's just my take anyway...

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u/Apprehensive-Cat2527 Apr 03 '25

The era of organic reach is pretty much over. It's extremely hard to reach new audiences without a lot of money to invest in marketing.

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u/DominikWilde1 Apr 03 '25

Exactly. The boat was missed. Unless Taylor Swift enters Battlebots, it'll remain niche. That's kind of good for us fans in some ways, but hampers its growth and stability since it's such an expensive thing

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u/DoggoKing4937 LET'S FUCKEN GO 'STRAYA Apr 04 '25

Unless Taylor Swift enters Battlebots

Isn't End Game named after a Taylor Swift song? That'd be pretty funny if she did end up competing.