NXT on Tuesday night drew the highest ratings in nearly 5 years. Variety reports The Rock appearance aided the program on the CW draw 957,000 viewers. The telecast, per Nielsen, drew 341,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The event took place at The Shrine Auditorium in LA one day removed from the company’s big debut […]
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The year in pro wrestling in 2024
Perhaps of the three “combat sports” that I write about, the world of pro wrestling gave us some of the most interesting legal and business stories in its industry. First, WWE secured a deal with streaming provider Netflix in a first of its kind deal which would take WWE’s main show, Monday Night Raw, off […]
AEW Collision (01.04) draws 345K viewers
Wrestlenomics reports that AEW Collision on TNT drew 345,000 viewers on Saturday. The telecast drew 0.09 in the A18-49. The 2-hour telecast drew a 0.21 household rating and a rating of 0.09 in the A18-49 ~114K-127K viewers. The telecast went head-to-head with the ESPN NFL prime time game in the Cincinnati Bengals-Pittsburgh Steelers. Collision featured […]
AEW Dynamite (12.18) draws 625K viewers
AEW Dynamite on TBS drew 625K viewers on Wednesday night per Programming Insider. The telecast drew 0.19 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast improved upon last week’s 594,000 viewers and did well against some live sports competition. The telecast competed against the LA Bowl featuring Cal and UNLV on ESPN. AEW ranked 10th overall in […]
WWE NXT scores highest ratings since October
WWE NXT this past Tuesday drew 708,000 viewers on the CW Network per Wrestlenomics and Programming Insider. It drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo per Programming Insider. The telecast was the highest rating on the CW since the first two episodes. The NBA Cup Final on ABC between the Milwaukee Bucks and OKC Thunder drew […]