Stevenson-Jack Broadcast Peaked at 611,000 Viewers on Showtime
Posted: 22 May 2018, 18:33
The Adonis Stevenson-Badou Jack fight drew a peak audience of 611,000 viewers on Saturday night for Showtime.
According to ratings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, the main event of a “Showtime Championship Boxing” doubleheader averaged 535,000 viewers. The Quebec-based Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KOs) and Sweden’s Jack (22-1-3, 13 KOs) battled to a 12-round majority draw, which enabled the 40-year-old Stevenson to retain his WBC light heavyweight title at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Showtime’s viewership is based on subscribers in the United States. The Stevenson-Jack fight was televised via pay-per-view in Canada.
The opener of Showtime’s split-site doubleheader, Gary Russell Jr.’s victory over Joseph Diaz Jr. in a featherweight title fight, attracted a peak audience of 567,000 viewers. The average viewership for Russell-Diaz, which began around 10:30 p.m. ET, was 487,000.
According to ratings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, the main event of a “Showtime Championship Boxing” doubleheader averaged 535,000 viewers. The Quebec-based Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KOs) and Sweden’s Jack (22-1-3, 13 KOs) battled to a 12-round majority draw, which enabled the 40-year-old Stevenson to retain his WBC light heavyweight title at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Showtime’s viewership is based on subscribers in the United States. The Stevenson-Jack fight was televised via pay-per-view in Canada.
The opener of Showtime’s split-site doubleheader, Gary Russell Jr.’s victory over Joseph Diaz Jr. in a featherweight title fight, attracted a peak audience of 567,000 viewers. The average viewership for Russell-Diaz, which began around 10:30 p.m. ET, was 487,000.