Friday Night Smackdown returned to Fox on Friday night and drew 2.52 million viewers according to Television By Numbers. The WWE was on FS1 last Friday due to the World Series. It returned to the network although most of the talent scheduled to appear on Friday night were still in Saudi Arabia due to an […]
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WWE reports Q3 earnings
The WWE announced its 3rd quarter earnings for 2019 on Thursday. The company beat analyst estimates on its projected earnings, but they are still down compared to last year. The company announced revenues of $186.3 million in comparison to $188.4 million in 2018. The operating income was $6.4 million with the adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income […]
Friday Night Smackdown draws 888,000 on FS1
SmackDown draws 2.9M viewers in 2nd week on Fox
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.90 million viewers on Fox per Nielsen via Television By Numbers. The ratings reflect a drop from last week’s debut. Friday night saw a 1.0 rating in the A18-49 and a 6 share in the overall audience. The telecast is down from last Friday’s 3.87M viewers. This week CBS ruled […]
Cain Velasquez leaves UFC, signs with WWE
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez has signed with World Wrestling Entertainment and has retired from the UFC. Velasquez made an appearance on WWE’s Friday Night Smackdown Premiere when he came out with Rey Mysterio to confront Brock Lesnar. At a press conference on Friday, it was announced that Velasquez had signed with the promotion […]