The Interview is back. This time we discuss trademark law with Erik Pelton (ErikPelton.com). Erik gives some great insights on the basics of trademark law. A former USPTO examiner, Erik walks us through some of the reasons to file a mark. As we know the UFC and WWE have filed their share of trademarks and […]
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WWE Smackdown and RAW hit new lows
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew an average of just 1.885 million viewers on Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz daily. The show drew a household rating of 1.24 and only 639,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The ratings reflect a gradual reduction in viewership which seems to be due in part to the lack […]
AEW 693K, NXT 637K
All Elite Wrestling drew 693,000 viewers with a 0.27 household rating this week on TNT according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. NXT on the USA Network was not too far behind drawing 637,000 viewers and a household rating of 0.16. AEW ranked 16th overall in cable ratings per Nielsen. NXT just missed the top 50 […]
WWE reports first quarter 2020 earnings
WWE released its financial results for the first quarter of 2020 on Thursday. Despite layoffs of over 20 performers and employees, the company announced strong earnings with revenues increasing 60% to $291M from Q1 in 2019. But, notably, the earnings call included the news that there would not be a new WWE2K video game. When […]
WWE Smackdown falls to less than 2M viewers in 2nd hour against NFL Draft
WWE Smackdown saw another benchmark in its time on Fox with the second hour of the telecast drawing just 1.978M viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was the lowest viewership for the program since airing on Fox this past October. WWE Smackdown drew 2.050 million viewers in the first hour and then dropped […]