WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox showed a modest gain over last week as the May 15th edition drew 2.03 million in the first hour and 2.055 million in the second hour. The two-hour telecast actually saw an increase from hour 1 to 2 in its A18-34 demo from 0.3 share to 0.4 share and […]
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WWE Smackdown and RAW hit new lows
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew an average of just 1.885 million viewers on Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz daily. The show drew a household rating of 1.24 and only 639,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The ratings reflect a gradual reduction in viewership which seems to be due in part to the lack […]
Friday Night Smackdown draws lowest ratings airing on Fox
WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew the lowest ratings of its time on Fox with the second hour producing just slightly over 2.1 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecasts are being done without a live audience which seems to be hurting home viewership. Friday night the two-hour telecast drew 2.239M viewers in […]
WrestleMania weekend highlights financial woes of WWE
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 […]
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 […]