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WWE NXT (12.7) draws 590,000 viewers

December 8, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE NXT drew 590,00 viewers on Tuesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The telecast was 48th overall in cable for the night. The telecast is a significant drop from the 637,000 viewers last week leading up to War Games.  However, NXT did not receive a bump from its show on Sunday to Tuesday’s return.  […]

Filed Under: AEW-NXT Ratings, NXT, pro wrestling, USA, WWE

WWE Friday Night Smackdown down due in part to NBA Finals

October 3, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.105 million viewers in the first hour and 1.980 million viewers in the second according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily.  The telecast went up against the NBA Finals on ABC which drew 4.3 million in the second hour of WWE Smackdown. The A18-49 demo slipped per Nielsen as […]

Filed Under: FOX, Friday Night SmackDown, ratings, WWE

AEW 773K, NXT 707K

July 30, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

AEW scored another ratings victory on Wednesday night drawing 773,000 viewers while rival NXT moved closer with 707,000 viewers.  The telecast head-to-head had AEW winning the younger demo while WWE retained the over 50 category.  Notably, the viewership disparity in the M18-49 demo grew wider for AEW as it opened a big lead over its […]

Filed Under: AEW, NXT, ratings, TNT, USA, WWE, WWE

Friday Night Smackdown draws lowest ratings airing on Fox

April 19, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: FOX, Friday Night SmackDown, ratings, WWE

WWE Friday Night Smackdown averages 2.56M viewers with Gronk debut

March 21, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.56 million viewers on Friday night per Nielsen according to ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast drew 2.637 million viewers in the first hour and 2.488 million viewers in the second.  The show featured the debut of Rob Gronkowski. The former NFL tight end for the New […]

Filed Under: FOX, Friday Night SmackDown, ratings, WWE

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