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WWE Network moves to Peacock Network this March

January 25, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The WWE and NBC Universal announced a multi-year agreement for its WWE Network to migrate over to the Peacock Network starting this March.  The deal is for the WWE Network’s Exclusive U.S. Streaming Rights thus the Network will remain the same outside the U.S.  According to the Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand and Wall Street […]

Filed Under: WWE, WWE Network

WWE Friday Night Smackdown draws over 2M viewers

January 17, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew an average of 2.15 million viewers this past Friday night.  This past Friday’s telecast saw a decrease from the first to second hour.  Smackdown drew 2.2 million viewers in the first hour and 2.105 million viewers in the second hour.  It drew 0.6 in the A18-49 demo and a 5 […]

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

Iphone still central to McMahon-Luck discovery dispute

January 14, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Oliver Luck-Vince McMahon lawsuit continues with a discovery dispute over the iphone the former XFL commissioner used.  In addition, Luck objects to several of McMahon’s responses. Luck requests documents that relate to his performance while XFL Commissioner which include bad and good issues.  Luck contends that the production of communications was limited to alleged […]

Filed Under: legal, Luck-McMahon, WWE

Second week of 2021 Smackdown nets 2M viewer average

January 10, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.036M viewers in the first hour Friday night and 1.969M viewers in the second hour per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The A18-49 demo drew 0.5 over the course of the two hours. The second week of WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew a 4 share in the M18-49 demo.  Last week, […]

Filed Under: Friday Night SmackDown, WWE

WWE Friday Night Smackdown pulls back from Christmas night viewership high

January 3, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Friday Night Smackdown saw ratings pull back for the first night of 2021 as it drew 1.996 million in the first hour and 1.834 million in the second hour. The two-hour telecast drew 0.5 in the A18-49 demo.  It also drew a 3 share in the M18-49 demo over the two hours.  It did […]

Filed Under: Friday Night SmackDown, WWE

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