General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Smart Marx]

they really dont though, or else showbuzz and other places would show them. but i digress

I don’t know how people choose to report them online, but I assure you as agencies look at all the ratings. When choosing where to place an ad for how much. They don’t care if Raw is best cable of the overall is 1.5 and they can get a better deal on a network show that does a 3. I don’t know about today, but USA Today used to show the top ten programs and it would feature football, nitro, raw and whatever was most popular on network tv in 1998. I’ve seen them. There was even one ad in the newspaper that told advertisers to stop spending on wrestling even though it was 3 and 4 for night counting both Raw and Nitro. I’m with on wrestling, but this should make you happy, I’m most shitting on Raw. Realistically speaking it shouldn’t be lower than a 3 right now based on where it once was even with the natural downturn. It’s lost people in the last decade specifically because they don’t like the product today. It should not be in the 1’s. SmackDown at least is the 2’s consistently.

 

[Smart Marx]

I personally don't give a shit about ratings more than I do my own personal enjoyment.

I don’t enjoy raw either. So I happen to agree with all those that tuned out.

 

[Comrade Khan]

they absolutely care if raw is #1 wtf are you talking about?

 

[Smart Marx]

and the demo is literally what dictates how valuable your ad space is. so idk, doesnt seem disingenuous to me, just seems like annoying facts to attitude era marks who think total viewewship is the be all end all. but thats just me projecting my own opinion now

It’s also a fact though they’ve lost way more viewers than they should have. Football didn’t die this hard.

You can look at when they numbers started going down. Way before the internet and DVRs killed the ratings.

 

[CakeWalker]

@Blaze can you setup an orgy

 

[Smart Marx]

they absolutely care if raw is #1 wtf are you talking about?

If you think they’d rather spend money on a 1 versus a 3 than I don’t know what else to say here.

 

[Comrade Khan]

It’s also a fact though they’ve lost way more viewers than they should have. Football didn’t die this hard. You can look at when they numbers started going down. Way before the internet and DVRs killed the ratings.

sure, but thats a different argument. i never said they didnt lose viewers but that doesn't negate the fact they are number one every monday and have ridiculous tv deals that no one else other than the NFL is getting. I think you also GREATLY under estimate how much the NFL has grown exponentially and that fucking wrestling was never going to continue drawing like that, literally impossible for anything to beat NFL now in USA

 

[Comrade Khan]

If you think they’d rather spend money on a 1 versus a 3 than I don’t know what else to say here.

I have no clue what your point is when they literally are getting bigger tv deals than almost every one lol

 

[Comrade Khan]

but sure, they have less tv viewers than in 99, just like pretty much every long running show thats not live sports. cool?

 

[Hidden Blaze]

@Blaze can you setup an orgy

not today, for other plans

 

[Smart Marx]

I have no clue what your point is when they literally are getting bigger tv deals than almost every one lol

I’m talking about ad revenue. But man, if you think then losing ratings isn’t a concern for ad companies, than well have to agree to disagree.

 

[Comrade Khan]

anyways, wrestling is doing better than it never has and its in a much better place long term than it ever has been.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I’m talking about ad revenue. But man, if you think then losing ratings isn’t a concern for ad companies, than well have to agree to disagree.

i never said that lmao

 

[Comrade Khan]

i just said they dont give a shit when its still the best option on cable and are happy to pay for it, hence record revenue. idk what your actual point is anymore tbh lol

 

[Smart Marx]

i never said that lmao

I mean it seems like it when you disagree that Raw isn’t where it should be and that’s why his tweet is disingenuous.