Speaking at an industry conference this week, Fox and the WWE are pleased with the ratings. The feeling from the parties is that “Friday Night SmackDown” “reaches a much broader audience than many people realize. Despite the fact that the overall ratings have trended down and usually third in networks ratings behind CBS, ABC and […]
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Friday Night Smackdown on Fox draws 2.62M viewer average
Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.62 million viewers over the two hour telecast according to Nielsen. The ratings per hour showed a slight increase over last week. WWE’s show drew 0.8 in the A18-49 demo and a 5 share which led the networks for the night. Overall, Hawaii Five-O on CBS […]
AEW, NXT post ratings gains from last week
AEW saw its first uptick in ratings in its 6th week according to Nielsen. The ratings were up to 822,000 viewers on TNT while NXT on USA also posted gains with 813,000 viewers. The two-hour telecast on TNT saw an increase in its viewership from last week. It saw slight increases in viewership in the […]
AXS TV adds Combate Americas to its lineup
AXS TV and Fight Network are partnering with Combate Americas in becoming the exclusive English-language broadcaster of Combate Americas MMA events in the United States and Canada. The announcement coincided with a press event which also included promoting the upcoming December 7th PPV MMA event featuring Tito Ortiz and Alberto “El Patron” Rodriguez. Financial details […]
Friday Night Smackdown draws 2.52M in its return to Fox
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 […]