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Edit: The Luger episode was the highest total viewership for WWE on A&E since the Goldberg episode on July 17, not the highest of the season. The Luger episode was, though, the highest in P18-49 of the season so far. The WWE Legends Biography on Lex Luger, Sunday on A&E, was watched by 586,000 viewers on average, including about 222,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.17 P18-49 rating. This was Biography’s highest P18-49 viewership of the new season, and second-highest total viewership since the Goldberg episode on July 17. WWE Rivals about the WWE vs. WCW feud at 10:01 pm, was watched by 488,000 viewers on average, including about 196,000, for a 0.15 P18-49 rating. WWE Smack Talk at 11:04 pm, was watched by 235,000 viewers on average, including about 78,000, for a 0.06 P18-49 rating. This was Rivals’ highest total viewership so far for the series and the second-most watched episode of Smack Talk. Compared to last week, Biography was up 44% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 54%. Compared to last week, Rivals was up 35% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 72%. Compared to last week, Smack Talk was up 13% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 1%. Biography ranked #13 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #36. Rivals ranked #20 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #44. Smack Talk ranked #66 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #96. Big Brother on CBS (0.81) ranked #1 for Sunday. For Biography, F18-49 was up 61% compared to the prior four weeks. P35-49 was up 57%. P25-54 was up 56%. P18-49 was up 48%. For Rivals, P35-49 was up 56% compared to the prior four weeks. M18-49 was up 52%. P18-49 was up 38%. For Smack Talk, non-P18-49 was up 20% compared to the prior four weeks. P2+ was up 11%. P18-49 was up 1%. Viewer counts in thousands, calculated from national ratings, for this week’s episode with difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses: Biography: P2+: 586 (+40%) P18-49: 222 (+48%) M18-49: 110 (+22%) F18-49: 111 (+61%) P18-34: 42 (+2%) P35-49: 180 (+57%) Non-P18-49: 364 (+35%) F12-34: 14 (-26%) M12-34: 29 (-15%) P25-54: 304 (+56%) P50+: 351 (+43%) Rivals: P2+: 488 (+25%) P18-49: 196 (+38%) M18-49: 123 (+52%) F18-49: 72 (+18%) P18-34: 28 (-18%) P35-49: 168 (+56%) Non-P18-49: 292 (+18%) F12-34: 5 (-64%) M12-34: 24 (+0%) P25-54: 256 (+31%) P50+: 281 (+27%) Smack Talk: P2+: 235 (+11%) P18-49: 78 (+1%) Non-P18-49: 157 (+20%) This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited. Subscribers have exclusive access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet. BETA: View YouTube video trends for the trailing 7 days. Brandon Thurston brandon@wrestlenomics.com
