Plant-Uzcategui PBC on FS1 Card Peaks at 986,000 Viewers
Posted: 15 Jan 2019, 19:42
The best night of Caleb Plant’s boxing career just so happened to be the best ever to date for hosting network FS1 as well.
Sunday’s edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FS1 drew a hefty average of 761,000 viewers over the course of the 2 ½ hour telecast, with its growing audience peaking at 986,000 viewers at the 10:00pm (ET) hour. The pull is the highest ever network average for any boxing telecast on FS1, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The show’s headliner saw the unbeaten Plant (18-0, 10KOs) win his first major title as a pro, unseating Jose Uzcategui (28-3, 23KOs) in their thrilling 12-round battle. Knockdowns in rounds two and four highlighted a strong early start for the Tennessee native, who fended off a late surge from the exiting champion to prevail by a well-earned unanimous decision.
Their bout played to a robust 917,000 viewers, marking the best performance for any single boxing match to appear on Fox Sports’ regional cable network. The telecast’s overall average for the night more than doubled any previous edition of PBC on FS1.
“We’re very excited and happy about the rating for the Uzcategui-Plant show on FS1 on Sunday night,’’ said Tim Smith, VP of Communications for Haymon Boxing. “That show was strong and had all the ingredients of what makes boxing entertaining for sports fans – action, drama, edge of the seat intrigue, and a star turn for Caleb Plant.”
Sunday’s edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FS1 drew a hefty average of 761,000 viewers over the course of the 2 ½ hour telecast, with its growing audience peaking at 986,000 viewers at the 10:00pm (ET) hour. The pull is the highest ever network average for any boxing telecast on FS1, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The show’s headliner saw the unbeaten Plant (18-0, 10KOs) win his first major title as a pro, unseating Jose Uzcategui (28-3, 23KOs) in their thrilling 12-round battle. Knockdowns in rounds two and four highlighted a strong early start for the Tennessee native, who fended off a late surge from the exiting champion to prevail by a well-earned unanimous decision.
Their bout played to a robust 917,000 viewers, marking the best performance for any single boxing match to appear on Fox Sports’ regional cable network. The telecast’s overall average for the night more than doubled any previous edition of PBC on FS1.
“We’re very excited and happy about the rating for the Uzcategui-Plant show on FS1 on Sunday night,’’ said Tim Smith, VP of Communications for Haymon Boxing. “That show was strong and had all the ingredients of what makes boxing entertaining for sports fans – action, drama, edge of the seat intrigue, and a star turn for Caleb Plant.”