9 ball is definitely more exciting to watch on TV, especially to less then ardent pool fans...more innings, slop drama, less traffic, rotation style safety play and the kicking/jumping that it brings, and the instant win factor are just a few reasons I like watching 9ball more...not sure if the break and run/pack numbers are better for 9 ball or 8 ball but I would think so and as far as this 50 percent runout thing goes, I’can’t see it either...If Bob Jewett is putting something down, I’m buying it lol...I enjoy seeing both games played at a high level but I REALLY like pool...there isn’t as much to watch now but the World Pool Series that Darren Appleton did was 8 ball for a while and I thought it was a great thing and really enjoyed watching it and would have really liked to see it do better...