Month: January 2023

TV ratings: WWE Raw, January 30

WWE Raw last night on USA Network, was watched by 2,114,000 viewers on average, including about 831,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.64 P18-49 rating.

Raw was #1 in P18-49 on Monday across both cable originals and including broadcast primetime, according to Showbuzz Daily.

Compared to last week’s Raw 30 special, which was the highest viewership for the show since 2020, Raw was down 10% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 8% from last week’s 908,000.

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Wrestlenomics Radio: Abraham Riesman, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and Unmaking of America

 

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John Pollock of POST Wrestling & Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics are joined by Abraham Riesman, author of the upcoming book Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America.

They discuss the complexities of reporting on professional wrestling and Vince McMahon, the many scandals from the past year, contextualizing McMahon, media coverage of pro wrestling on a mainstream level, McMahon’s departure and subsequent return & more.

TV ratings: WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage, January 27 – Smackdown’s highest P18-49 since 2020

WWE Smackdown Friday on Fox from 8 to 10 pm, was watched by 2,544,000 viewers on average, including about 878,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.67 P18-49 rating.

AEW Rampage on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 458,000 viewers on average, including about 187,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.14 P18-49 rating.

This was Smackdown’s highest P18-49 viewership since December 25, 2020, higher than the December 30 episode last month with John Cena, which had a 0.64 P18-49 rating (842,000 viewers). The Christmas 2020 episode benefited from an NFL game lead-in. Excluding that case, Friday’s episode was the highest P18-49 audience for Smackdown since March 27, 2020.

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