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The WWE Legends Biography on Kurt Angle, Sunday on A&E, was watched by 406,000 viewers on average, including about 143,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.11 P18-49 rating.WWE Rivals on A&E after the Angle biography, at 10:01 pm, on the Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar feud, was watched by 361,000 viewers on average, including about 117,000, for a 0.09 P18-49 rating.
WWE Smack Talk at 11:04 pm, was watched by 208,000 viewers on average, including about 78,000, for a 0.06 P18-49 rating.
All three programs were the least-watched of the current season so far.
Compared to last week, Biography was down 3% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, it was down 9% from last week’s 157,000.
Compared to last week, Rivals was down 15% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 40% from last week’s 196,000.
Compared to last week, Smack Talk was down 2% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 14% from last week’s 91,000.
Biography ranked #32 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #61.
Rivals ranked #39 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #68.
Smack Talk ranked #72 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #103.
Big Brother on CBS (0.83) ranked #1 for Sunday.
For Biography, F18-49 was down 29% compared to the prior four weeks. P18-49 was down 21%.
For Rivals, P25-54 was down 39% compared to the prior four weeks. M18-49 was down 33%. P18-49 was down 31%.
For Smack Talk, Non-P18-49 was down 9% compared to the prior four weeks. P2+ was down 7%. P18-49 was down 4%.
Viewer counts in thousands, calculated from national ratings, for this week’s episode with difference versus the median of the 3 weeks of WWE programming on A&E in parentheses:
Biography:
P2+: 406 (-20%)
P18-49: 143 (-21%)
M18-49: 91 (-14%)
F18-49: 52 (-29%)
P18-34: 28 (-40%)
P35-49: 115 (-13%)
Non-P18-49: 263 (-20%)
F12-34: 19 (-12%)
M12-34: 19 (-47%)
P25-54: 195 (-20%)
P50+: 246 (-21%)
Rivals:
P2+: 361 (-11%)
P18-49: 117 (-31%)
M18-49: 71 (-33%)
F18-49: 46 (-28%)
P18-34: 21 (-49%)
P35-49: 96 (-24%)
Non-P18-49: 244 (+3%)
F12-34: 14 (-26%)
M12-34: 19 (-28%)
P25-54: 134 (-39%)
P50+: 211 (-7%)
Smack Talk:
P2+: 208 (-7%)
P18-49: 78 (-4%)
Non-P18-49: 130 (-9%)
This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
First season of WWE biographies on A&E are show in light blue, current season in darker blue.
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