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The WWE Legends Biography on Edge, Sunday on A&E, was watched by 453,000 viewers on average, including about 143,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.11 P18-49 rating.
WWE Rivals, featuring the John Cena vs. Edge feud, at 10:01 pm, was watched by 304,000 viewers on average, including about 104,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.08 P18-49 rating.
WWE Smack Talk at 11:04 pm, was watched by 144,000 viewers on average, including about 52,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.04 P18-49 rating.
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In P18-49, this was the least-viewed block of WWE programming on A&E yet.
Compared to last week, Biography was down 24% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 28% from last week’s 199,000.
Compared to last week, Rivals was down 29% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 40% from last week’s 174,000.
Compared to last week, Smack Talk was down 25% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 24% from last week’s 68,000.
Biography ranked #34 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #64.
Rivals ranked #49 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #79.
Smack Talk ranked #98 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #130.
Big Brother on CBS (0.79) ranked #1 for Sunday. House of the Dragon led cable originals (0.55). There was also competition from NFL preseason.
For Biography, M18-49 was down 33% compared to the prior four weeks.
For Rivals, P35-49 was down 54% compared to the prior four weeks. P18-49 was down 44%. P25-54 was down 43%.
For Smack Talk, P18-49 was down 35% compared to the prior four weeks. P2+ was down 31%. Non-P18-49 was down 28%.
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+: 453 (-10%)
P18-49: 143 (-18%)
M18-49: 65 (-33%)
F18-49: 79 (-3%)
P18-34: 21 (-48%)
P35-49: 122 (-10%)
Non-P18-49: 310 (-2%)
F12-34: 9 (-53%)
M12-34: 14 (-52%)
P25-54: 195 (-18%)
P50+: 304 (+2%)
Rivals:
P2+: 304 (-29%)
P18-49: 104 (-44%)
M18-49: 52 (-53%)
F18-49: 52 (-26%)
P18-34: 35 (+32%)
P35-49: 69 (-54%)
Non-P18-49: 200 (-21%)
F12-34: 14 (-15%)
M12-34: 24 (+12%)
P25-54: 134 (-43%)
P50+: 187 (-20%)
Smack Talk:
P2+: 144 (-31%)
P18-49: 52 (-35%)
Non-P18-49: 92 (-28%)
This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
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Brandon Thurston
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