Is Judo ever shown outside of the Olympic games?

[The Technical]

I mean, if ESPN and NBC show things like poker and racing, shouldn't they show Judo and/or Wrestling? I was annoyed at the fact that last year during the Olympics, they gave more exposure to crappy things like rowing than Judo and Wrestling. Thanks in advanced for your replies...

 

[satchmo]

Sadly, since the masses don't understand Judo and Wrestling, it doesn't get much airplay. In wrestling especially scoring can get kind of complicated, leaving the uninformed viewer confused. A simple sport such as rowing is easier for the average viewer to follow, since it is simply a race. If you want to see more wrestling (collegiate) check with your local cable/satellite provider and see if they carry the College Sports Network or any of the regional Fox Sports networks. During the collegiate wrestling season they show a substantial amount of dual meets and tournaments.

 

[Spoonman7]

the previous post pretty much says the truth, people find it borig and don't want to watch it, lots of people do but the majority don't.

 

[migo**]

I've seen university championships on CBC, unfortunately I was busy when they were on, but they were sweet.

 

[Deleted member 3729]

They show European and World Championships on Eurosport.