Television By Numbers reports that the debut of the third season of Total Divas on the E! network scored an average viewership of 1.2 million viewers with a 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demo. Total Divas went up against the seventh season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire which scored 2.37 million viewers and was shown […]
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Ross and Sonnen chosen as broadcast team for Battlegrounds MMA PPV
Former WWE broadcaster Jim Ross and Chael Sonnen will be calling the live PPV telecast of Battlegrounds MMA from Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 3rd. The PPV is $19.95 in the U.S. and Canada. Via BattleGrounds MMA press release: Two consummate performers in WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross and recently retired UFC superstar Chael Sonnen have teamed up to […]
The Wrestling Post: Lucha Libre reality show created by maker of Survivor
Variety reports that Mark Burnett, the creator of the reality show, “Survivor,” has a new show which follows Lucha Libre wrestlers which will air on the El Rey Network. “Lucha Underground,” is an hour long show which will feature five Luchadores from the AAA promotion in Mexico. According to TV By The Numbers which has […]
The Wrestling Post – 08.13.14
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post where we write about the WWE Network launching overseas and the news that tickets demand are lowest in four years for Summerslam. WWE Network launches overseas The official launch of the international over the top network went live this week as it was made available in 170 countries outside […]
WWE reports second quarter earnings, Network sub update
WWE announced its 2nd Quarter earnings on Thursday. The big news was that the WWE Network added just 33,000 subscribers from the 1st Quarter. In addition, it reported laying off 7% of its work force. While the number of subscribers is off from the company’s initial projections, the WWE indicated that the existing subscribers are […]