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AEW Dynamite scored another victory over NXT in the Wednesday Night Wars this week, increasing ratings and viewership as WWE NXT fell in viewership AEW was ranked 5th for the night on cable in the key 18-49 demographic, while NXT was ranked 35th Neither show advertised a special episode title or world championship match, though[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista isn't sitting idly by as WWE engages in the biggest ratings war since the late nineties No, we aren't talking about NXT vs AEW The real ratings battle is taking place on Monday nights as WWE Monday Night Raw goes up against the Fox News lineup of pundits,[...]

Follow last week's record-lower viewership for WWE Monday Night Raw, this week's ratings are in, showing that things weren't as bleak as they seemed and WWE is capable of a comeback Viewership for this week's episode of Raw increased from 1.561 million viewers last week to 1.628 million viewers, which is only the second-lowest in[...]

Just one week after a hotly contested ratings battle that saw WWE NXT top AEW Dynamite in viewership while Dynamite won the 18-49 demographic, AEW scored a conclusive victory by trouncing NXT in both rating and viewership NXT fell all the way to 49th place on the Cable rankings and head 150,000 less viewers than[...]

I agree with you completely on the ratings." So I'm not worried Not at all Everything is fine Breathe, Chad, breathe. WWE Monday Night Raw hit a new record low in viewership this week, falling below 1.6 million viewers for all three hours last night That's terrible news for WWE Or, at least, it would[...]

The power of song has helped WWE Smackdown rebound from a record-low showing last week to top the ratings charts once again Fueled by excitement all night for a Karaoke Showdown between Lacey Evans, Dana Brooke, Tamina Snuka, and Naomi, Smackdown grew its viewership by more than 100,000 people It took the top spot in[...]

Former WCW superstar Disco Inferno is leading like-minded pro wrestling fans in a boycott of AEW after the company's president Tony Khan and star Chris Jericho pointed to the 18-49 demographic rating as the true measure of success in "The Wednesday Night Ratings Wars." Disco took time out of his busy schedule of claiming COVID-19[...]

If you follow the business of pro wrestling, you've heard about the debate over which ratings numbers are most important in determining the success or failure of a show Or, perhaps put more accurately, you've heard the debate over which numbers qualify one show, such as AEW Dynamite, to claim victory over another, such as[...]

AEW President Tony Khan took to Twitter on Wednesday to declare unequivocal victory in the ratings war between AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT As reported earlier, AEW won the adults 18-49 demographic rating, while NXT had more total viewers To anyone familiar with the television industry or anyone who can read a chart and understand[...]

Once again, the Wednesday Night Ratings War has ended in a result that allows both sides to claim victory and feel justified in yelling at each other in comment sections As AEW Dynamite pitted Fyter Fest Night 2 against NXT's Great American Bash Night 2, AEW came out on top once again in the advertizer-prized[...]

Raw took the fourth, fifth, and sixth spots for the night in the cable rankings, beat in the demo only by youth staples such as 90-Day Fiance and Below Deck Mediterranean. Heath Slater returns to WWE Raw to job one more time for old time's sake. WWE Raw Viewership Down But Ratings Up Monday's episode of WWE Raw[...]

The ratings are in for this week's edition of Friday Night Smackdown, and it's not looking good Smackdown fell to its lowest-ever viewership on Fox The 18-49 demographic rating was also down from the previous week's episode What happened to cause Smackdown's ratings to suffer like this? The answer is that WWE is disrespecting The[...]

The Wednesday Night ratings are in, and if anyone was hoping for a decisive victory in the Ratings War MJF spoke of on AEW Dynamite, they're going to be disappointed AEW pinned its hopes on the first of a two-night special event, Fyter Fest WWE NXT countered with a two-night event of its own, Great[...]

While the companies have generally been competing in the realm of television ratings and public opinion, a new move by AEW will move the theater of battle to coronavirus stupidity According to a report from Ryan Satin, a guy who plays a journalist on TV (or did until WWE Backstage got canceled), AEW has begun[...]

The ratings for this week's episode of Monday Night Raw are in, and I'm sad to say, it's not good news Viewership fell to the show's third-lowest number ever, and the rating in the 18-49 demographic also fell as compared to last week As usual, the numbers come via ShowBuzz Daily. A scene from the 6/29/2020[...]

WWE Monday Night Raw's ratings are in, and it's mostly good news for WWE Raw once again averaged a .53 in the 18-49 demographic rating That's off of hours that individually did a .58, .53, and .49, respectively Raw's three hours ranked 4th, 6th, and 7th place for the night, the exact same spots the[...]

Another week of ratings is in the books, and things continue to look positive for WWE WWE Smackdown managed to hold on to its ratings and even increase slightly in viewership from last week The show was also tied for first place in demographic ratings for the night, and they did it without any urine[...]

The numbers are in for the latest skirmish in the Wednesday Night Ratings Wars, and both AEW Dynamite and NXT are up It was another close week, but AEW once again walked away with the victory in both ratings and viewership Dynamite was ranked #8 for the night across all cable shows, while NXT came[...]

In fact, last night's episode of Raw had the highest viewership the show has seen since early April, and yes, all of that happened without needing to have The Ratings King of Friday Nights, Baron Corbin, on the show. The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. Raw Rating Steady, Viewership Increases In the 18-49 demographic,[...]

WWE Friday Night Smackdown scored a big win in the Friday overnight ratings, with an increase in viewership and a victory over all other network shows in the 18-49 demographic It looks like WWE's leaked storyline about Jeff Hardy taking a pee in a cup and throwing it in Sheamus's face worked to boost interest[...]

Coming off the positively-received NXT Takeover: In Your House PPV, WWE's black and gold brand held up well against rival AEW Dynamite in Wednesday night's ratings Both shows saw a drop in both viewership and demo rating, but AEW's drop was much larger than NXT, and both shows finished in a similar range Here's the[...]

It's the first step in a journey that's sure to see WWE climb back up to the top of cable ratings once again! The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. WWE Raw Makes a Comeback According to Showbuzz Daily, WWE Raw took the third, fourth, and sixth spots in the Top 150 cable shows for[...]

The Wednesday night ratings are in and it's a mixed bag all around AEW won the night, as they often do, but their ratings and viewership were down NXT lost in ratings and viewership, but they were up in both metrics from last week So what does it all mean? Who won the Wednesday Night[...]

In fact, ratings went down, so what does this mean for CM Punk's future in WWE?! CM Punk on Backstage, courtesy of WWE. WWE Backstage: CM Punk or CM Slump? According to the latest numbers from Showbuzz Daily, WWE Backstage ranked 143rd for the night, scored a .04 in the crucial 18-49 demographic, down from a .05 last[...]

To the surprise of no one, the return of Baron Corbin, the Ratings King of Friday Nights, resulted in a victory for WWE Smackdown An increase in viewership can also be attributed to a hot angle in which Jeff Hardy appeared to run over Elias with his car Smackdown's second hour was tied for first[...]

WWE's NXT, however, also had a big bump in ratings and viewership, making for a good night for pro wrestling all around. The Wednesday ratings are in, and yes, as you may have noticed, I am Jude Terror, and, thankfully, not Chad McMahon I told editorial that I had a message from Chad today saying he[...]

Proving once again that Vince McMahon truly is a genius, the WWE Chairman's idea to use NXT developmental wrestlers as the audience for Monday's episode of Raw led WWE's flagship show to yet another ratings victory Even without the Ratings King of Friday Nights, Baron Corbin, WWE pulled off a number one victory in the[...]

After smartly sending Baron Corbin to Raw as part of the cross-brand invitational and scoring a first-place ratings victory, WWE screwed the pooch by not having King Corbin appear on this week's episode of a Smackdown Predictably, without Corbin's ratings-drawing presence, Smackdown viewership fell slightly from last week, according to the overnight ratings from ShowBuzz[...]

Folks, The Chadster was about ready to break down into tears today when I saw the Wednesday night cable ratings showing AEW not only beating NXT but knocking them out of the 50 as well AEW's demographic rating and viewership were both up for the night, while NXT was down in both categories, resulting in[...]

Once again proving that Baron Corbin equals ratings, Monday Night Raw was in first place in the Monday night cable rankings thanks to Corbin appearing on Raw to face Drew McIntyre as part of the cross-brand invitational It was a very Baron Corbin heavy night with the King appearing in multiple backstage segments before his[...]