The Ratings Thread - a lot of people watched wrestling on Super Tuesday, sort of

[TheBeastCoast]

FS1 is a pretty oppressed channel

It is in a ton of homes in the states. Fox just puts garbage content on the channel and it really doesn't have much to draw people to even have it in their minds to switch to it. If Smackdown ever gets moved to FS1 it is dead.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Crazy that the WWE A show can dip below 2 million, the B show can dip below 1 million, and the C show can dip below 750k in the same seven days.

I heard people in WWE thought the move to Friday and Fox was going to spark a boom period.

 

[Kimi]

Crazy that the WWE A show can dip below 2 million, the B show can dip below 1 million, and the C show can dip below 750k in the same seven days.

I heard people in WWE thought the move to Friday and Fox was going to spark a boom period.

It IS a boom. WWE are working extremely hard to avoid it getting bigger than it already is.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

WWE isn’t a boom but there’s never been more money in the indies / non-WWE entities.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Using my business school education, WWE is in trouble. Every example of a business failing I was ever taught WWE is showing.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Using my business school education, WWE is in trouble. Every example of a business failing I was ever taught WWE is showing.

You’d think, but then they somehow swindle billion dollar deals from Fox and have a billion dollar+ 10-year-deal with the KSA. The Saudi deal keeps them afloat for the next 15 years alone at minimum.


But yeah, every metric is declining, the network is largely a flop compared to expectations. WWE is extremely lucky.

 

[BigFatCat999]

You’d think, but then they somehow swindle billion dollar deals from Fox and have a billion dollar+ 10-year-deal with the KSA. The Saudi deal keeps them afloat for the next 15 years alone at minimum.


But yeah, every metric is declining, the network is largely a flop compared to expectations. WWE is extremely lucky.

Brandnames are a powerful thing. Problem is WWE is an OLD brand.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Brandnames are a powerful thing. Problem is WWE is an OLD brand.

Yeah, but Saudi Arabia wanted Yokozuna and Ultimate Warrior, so it makes sense.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Yeah, but Saudi Arabia wanted Yokozuna and Ultimate Warrior, so it makes sense.

Which tells you how well WWE has been promoting in that area.

 

[Blitzkrug]

The most hilarious thing is FOX is totally happy with their ratings for Smackdown because TV channels are so desperate for content. So even with the logical conclusion that FOX is paying a billion dollars for garbage, WWE still wins because they're probably the best drawing thing on friday nights.

WWE is free to stink up the wrestling landscape with their crap for the next decade like MCG said because they got well over 2 billion dollars worth of money coming in. And that's just sad.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Brandnames are a powerful thing. Problem is WWE is an OLD brand.

I’m reading this in my whirlpool wiping my brow with a Kleenex and am thinking about xeroxing your post to hang up all over town.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

The most hilarious thing is FOX is totally happy with their ratings for Smackdown because TV channels are so desperate for content. So even with the logical conclusion that FOX is paying a billion dollars for garbage, WWE still wins because they're probably the best drawing thing on friday nights.

WWE is free to stink up the wrestling landscape with their crap for the next decade like MCG said because they got well over 2 billion dollars worth of money coming in. And that's just sad.

I don’t think Fox is happy, but I think they’re willing to wait until the competition is less stiff. Dave said 11/8 will be the test. I think we’ll be hearing reports of buyers remorse from Fox very soon.

 

[BigFatCat999]

I’m reading this in my whirlpool wiping my brow with a Kleenex and am thinking about xeroxing your post to hang up all over town.

Funny.

 

[Fro]

I’m reading this in my whirlpool wiping my brow with a Kleenex and am thinking about xeroxing your post to hang up all over town.

Wait, why is Kleenex bad? My nose feels good with them

 

[Emperoreddy]

Game 7 of a wild World Series set for tomorrow. Expect both Wednesday shows to get pummeled.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

USA and TNT were definitely rooting for the Astros tonight

 

[Kimi]

I really want Cole and Maldonado to win the title, but I also really want the away team to have won every game... So I guess I don't actually care about the most important game lol.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

So with a WS Game 7 what would be decent numbers? Like in the 500k for NXT and in the 800k range for AEW and not lose much in the key demo?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

So with a WS Game 7 what would be decent numbers? Like in the 500k for NXT and in the 800k range for AEW and not lose much in the key demo?

This week is a write off. I wouldn’t look too much into any numbers. They could both be under 500k and no one should care this week.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

This week is a write off. I wouldn’t look too much into any numbers. They could both be under 500k and no one should care this week.

Yeah I forgot about parts of Calfornia being on fire and the power being. Major outlier week. I guess still be somewhat interesting to see what they pull in a week like this.

 

[Megahab]

Is Smackdown getting higher or lower ratings than whatever was in that Friday night timeslot on Fox before?

 

[Cor]

(Viewership | 18-49 rating)
Week 1:
RAW- 2.571M | 0.86
AEW- 1.409M | 0.68
NXT- 0.891M | 0.32
SD- 3.888M | 1.0

Week 2:
RAW- 2.334M (-237K) | 0.76
AEW- 1.018M (-391K) | 0.46
NXT- 0.790M (-101K) | 0.22
SD- 2.898M (-990K) | 0.70

Week 3:
RAW- 2.280M (-54K) | 0.74
AEW- 1.014M (-4K) } | 0.44
NXT- 0.712M (-78K) | 0.22
SD- 2.442M (-456K) | 0.75

Week 4:
RAW- 2.342M (+62K) | 0.73
AEW - 0.963M (-51K) | 0.45
NXT - 0.698M (-14K) | 0.21
SD - 0.888M (-1.554M) | 0.30 [Aired on FS1]

Week 5:
RAW- 2.133M (-209K) | 0.73
AEW - 0.789M (-174K) | 0.33 [Aired Against World Series Game 7]
NXT - 0.580M (-118K) | 0.18 [Aired Against World Series Game 7]
SD - TBD

 

[TheBeastCoast]

AEW with 759K and .33 demo NXT 580K and .18 in demo.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I was close with my NXT prediction of 600k. Predicted 800k for AEW. Oh well.

 

[RockLobster]

Is it just me or is that not too bad for AEW going up against a WS Game 7?