Spike’s Broner-Theophane Fight Draws Record Viewership

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Spike Tv’s first Premier Boxing Championship fight card of 2016 delivered knockout ratings for the network.

Spike’s April 1 Adrien Broner-Ashley Theophane boxing card averaged 873,000 viewers, the network’s most watched PBC fight since the network launched the series last year, according to network officials.

The Broner-Theophane fight itself drew more than 1 million viewers from 10:36 to 11:21, making it the most watched PBC fight in network history, said network officials.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.