diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 57e74ba62..822b30265 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ from .spankbang import SpankBangIE
 from .spankwire import SpankwireIE
 from .spiegel import SpiegelIE, SpiegelArticleIE
 from .spiegeltv import SpiegeltvIE
-from .spike import SpikeIE
+from .paramountnetwork import ParamountNetworkIE
 from .stitcher import StitcherIE
 from .sport5 import Sport5IE
 from .sportbox import SportBoxEmbedIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/spike.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/paramountnetwork.py
similarity index 93%
rename from youtube_dl/extractor/spike.py
rename to youtube_dl/extractor/paramountnetwork.py
index affb8425d..e15dc099b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/spike.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/paramountnetwork.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import re
 from .mtv import MTVServicesInfoExtractor
 
 
-class SpikeIE(MTVServicesInfoExtractor):
+class ParamountNetworkIE(MTVServicesInfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:[^/]+\.)?paramountnetwork\.com/[^/]+/[\da-z]{6}(?:[/?#&]|$)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.paramountnetwork.com/video-clips/e1ktem/nobodies-gangbanged',
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SpikeIE(MTVServicesInfoExtractor):
     _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['US']
 
     def _extract_mgid(self, webpage):
-        mgid = super(SpikeIE, self)._extract_mgid(webpage)
+        mgid = super(ParamountNetworkIE, self)._extract_mgid(webpage)
         if mgid is None:
             url_parts = self._search_regex(self._CUSTOM_URL_REGEX, webpage, 'episode_id')
             video_type, episode_id = url_parts.split('/', 1)