WWE will never be able to get a stable set of ratings each year simply because their product swings in roundabouts. One week its brilliant and the next it's rubbish. I believe this is all down do the fact WWE have not been able to build any decent gimmicks for the past 3-5 years at least. Again, as I tend to say in most of my posts the product being PG does not help either because it restricts what they can and can't do. On another note this rating shows that Mick Foley can still draw. I'm seriously hoping for a Foley match somewhere down the line.
How the fuck did Bryan/Kane bomb so hard?
WOW the Bryan-Kane segments bombed. Didn't expect that.
examiner said:According to Nielsen overnight data released today, ION Television’s brand new series, WWE Main Event, garnered the highest male audience in the last year with the most Men 18-49 (422,000), Men 25-54 (444,000), and Men 2+ (876,000). At 8:00pm ET/PT, the premiere of the new weekly series, which featured WWE Champion CM Punk™ against World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus™, was the #4 program in the time period among Men 18-34, #4 among Men 18-49, and #5 among Men 25-54. In addition, WWE Main Event out-delivered the last game of the MLB regular season on ESPN and ESPN2 among all key men and adult demos. Finally, the premiere delivered 518,000 Women 2+, finishing ahead of most female cable networks.
The Friday episode of WWE Smackdown drew 2.93 million viewers. The number is up 14% from the 2.57 million viewers it drew the week before is is the highest-rated show since September 7th.
The show was well above the show's yearly average of 2.71 million. An exact ratings number should be available later in the week.
Read more at 411mania.com: Wrestling - WWE Smackdown Rating
The October 29th WWE RAW with the fallout from Hell In a Cell did a 2.95 cable rating with 4.09 million viewers. This was the best rated RAW since the NFL regular season began but was not the highest viewed. Hurricane Sandy affected cable TV this week as RAW was third for the night behind NFL Monday Night Football and Hurricane coverage on the Fox News Channel.
In the segment breakdown, the opener with CM Punk and Mick Foley did a 3.21 quarter rating. JTG vs. Ryback lost 432,000 viewers – another bad sign for Ryback on his own. Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton gained 123,000 viewers while Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil gained 1,000 viewers. The segment with Vickie Guerrero and John Cena at 9pm gained 373,000 viewers for a 3.25 quarter rating.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston and a backstage segment with Vickie and AJ Lee lost 451,000 viewers. Zack Ryder and Santino Marella vs. Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal plus Beth Phoenix vs. AJ lost 304,000 more viewers. This segment did a 2.70 quarter rating and was the low point of the show.
Sheamus and Big Show’s segment at 10pm did 324,000 viewers for a 2.94 quarter rating and was the best 10pm growth in a while. Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes lost 189,000 viewers. The in-ring presentation with Susan G. Komen lost 143,000 viewers while Alberto Del Rio vs. Justin Gabriel gained 59,000 viewers back. The final segment with Team Punk and Team Foley gained 708,000 viewers for a 3.26 overrun rating – the high point of this week’s show.
Read more: 10/29 WWE Raw Rating Breakdown: Sheamus & Big Show Bring Viewers, Beth’s Final Match, More | PWMania
-- The 11/2 WWE SmackDown on Syfy drew a 1.96 (2.0) cable rating, with 2.88 million viewers. This number is up from the 1.93 rating last week. Viewers were also up from last week which drew 2.82 million.
Tuesday's "live" episode of Smackdown scored a 1.52 rating with 2.20 million viewers