World Wrestling Entertainment is in one of its toughest financial spots going into its biggest event of the weekend – WrestleMania. The company will endure but looking at its position from last year, one has to wonder about the direction of the company. WrestleMania, which is usually a huge financial boon for the city […]
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Fox to offer WrestleMania on PPV
The Sports Business Journal reports that Fox Sports will offer WrestleMania this weekend through its apps and FoxSports.com website. The two-night PPV will go for $59.99. It will be the first time that Fox has offered a WWE PPV on its platforms. According to the report from SBJ, it is the first of a larger […]
Ratings down this week for Smackdown on Fox
WWE Smackdown drew an average of 2.374 million viewers on Fox Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The viewership numbers are down from last week. Once again, WWE is airing episodes without an audience. Its biggest event of the year, Wrestlemania, will be held without an audience, tape-delayed and airing on two separate […]
WWE Friday Night Smackdown averages 2.56M viewers with Gronk debut
WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.56 million viewers on Friday night per Nielsen according to ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast drew 2.637 million viewers in the first hour and 2.488 million viewers in the second. The show featured the debut of Rob Gronkowski. The former NFL tight end for the New […]
WWE SmackDown draws 2.47M viewers without live audience
WWE SmackDown this past Friday drew an average of 2.470 million viewers. The 2-hour telecast on Fox drew 942,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a household rating of 1.59. SmackDown drew 0.9 in the A25-54 demo and 0.7 in the A18-49 demo. Payout Perspective: With the WWE going to no live audience, it made […]