WWE Television Ratings

[The Cork]

*Doesn't care about the business side of the things*

*Brings up the business side of things against people he doesn't like*

:JC:

Yeah, way to take my post out of context.

Personally, I watch Youtube for who I want to see ie Orton, Ziggler and Ryback, so ratings don't matter to me anyway, but if someone is saying stuff like "Bryan and Punk aren't to blame for ratings sliding", they deserve to be called on that.

 

[Heisenberg]

Last night's edition of WWE Raw finished with a 2.92 cable rating, which is up from the year low 2.72 the show drew last week.

The show took in an average of 4.28 million viewers, compared to last week's 3.91 million viewer average.

I wonder what will happen when the number makes a huge jump next week for Mr. McMahon. Will he become a permanent fixture on Raw for the foreseeable future?

 

[AZUCAR!]

They're not going to make a huge jump next week.

 

[Dale]

Especially with it being 3 hours.

 

[Prodigy]

Another bad rating. Does Sheamus have enough draw power to carry the show? Imo no.

Orton was getting the same ratings. I guess he sucks too..

 

[SAIYANS]

Sheamus actually gets attendance though

They need some Henry in their life

 

[Troy]

Okay bump for RAW but still below that 3.0 which is poor. When the three hour RAW's start they will be lucky to average 2.5 the entire time. I think that it is smart that they are having Vince open the show as it may convince a couple more people to tune in at the earlier start time rather than at the normal time.

 

[SAIYANS]

Kane and Cena boys, Kane and Cena carrying the show

The show started out strong with Cena's promo doing a 3.27 quarter rating. Things went down from there and never got back up. Cole trying to get out of the match backstage and the beginning of Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler lost 753,000 viewers, a bad sign. The finish of their match and the attack from Alberto Del Rio plus Sin Cara vs. Hunico gained 302,000 viewers.

Ryback's RAW debut against two local wrestlers lost 298,000 viewers. Kane vs. CM Punk in the 10pm timeslot gained 340,000 viewers. The first part of the match did a 2.93 rating while the finish got up to a 3.02 quarter rating. This is a little less than average for that timeslot but better than what Punk has been drawing as of late.

Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs. Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks lost 646,000 viewers and John Cena vs. Tensai gained 514,000 viewers, which is very strong for the 10:45pm quarter. Cena vs. Michael Cole gained 299,000 viewers for a 3.14 rating in the overrun, which is a weak gain for the end of the show.

 

[Prodigy]

Kane and Cena boys, Kane and Cena carrying the show

I've been reluctant to agree with you on the whole Kane being in the title picture, but I kinda agree now that it's a good move, wonder if they'll give him the title now. It's a shame though, because Punk was hot for ratings last year, and WWE's just watered him down to the point that he's become really generic and not really exciting. I honestly don't remember a promo that really caught my imagination since he turned face.

 

[Troy]

WWE shouldn't have listened to the fans in that case and should have left Punk as the rebel rather than turning him face as soon as people cheered him. Could have remained in the tweener role rather than completely going face. Kane drawing again is good news and it was interesting that Del Rio's attack and the Sin Cara/Hunico match drew viewers as well.

 

[Chris]

"You a wrestling fan or a ratings fan? I'll take cross over seg telling a good story over covering a non-wrestler with condiments any day."

From CM Punk's twitter a few days ago

 

[PHX]

Kane and Cena boys, Kane and Cena carrying the show

And this is why the whole rating thing is silly if it does a bad qrt rating you want to give credit to whoever you wanna give credit to and vice versa. The rating wasn't even noteworthy to say Kane = ratings.

I saw that Punk twitter post and glad he posted cause it is the way I feel it's one thing to talk about ratings it's another to care about it so much to the point where it actually influences how you use it as a excuse to put over your favorite wrestler and put down someone else's as if you are using ratings for validation to like or not like someone.

 

[Dale]

Ryback losing viewers = send him to the indies with the rest of the vanilla drones

:RUSSO:

 

[SAIYANS]

And this is why the whole rating thing is silly if it does a bad qrt rating you want to give credit to whoever you wanna give credit to and vice versa. The rating wasn't even noteworthy to say Kane = ratings.

I saw that Punk twitter post and glad he posted cause it is the way I feel it's one thing to talk about ratings it's another to care about it so much to the point where it actually influences how you use it as a excuse to put over your favorite wrestler and put down someone else's as if you are using ratings for validation to like or not like someone.

He made comment because he got called out for losing ratings his whole run outside Cena and HHH, now Kane. Jericho and he were losing viewers, as we're he and Bryan, and he and Del Rio. Spaid is a spaid?

Punk is also a rice Krispy face, just bland. Better than the heel jobber, but he was at least interesting as a tweener with HHH and Cena

 

[PHX]

I know why he made the comment I follow him and it still doesn't make his point any less valid. Which is why do fans give that much of a damn about ratings to the point where it influences how they feel about that wrestler. It makes no sense from a fan standpoint. If you don't like the guy (Anybody not just Punk) that's fine but don't use ratings to justify it that's some stupid ass shit.