WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage set for “The 30-Minute War”

WWE Smackdown is preempted to FS1 Friday and will run an extra 30 minutes, head-to-head with the first-half of AEW Rampage.

Historical viewership for MLW Fusion on beIN Sports, plus comments from Court Bauer

As the MLW “Fightland” special airs tonight on VICE at 10 pm, the promotion will likely be seen by its biggest TV audience ever. In 2020, MLW Fusion on beIN Sports averaged about 10,500 viewers for its first-run telecasts, up 38% from 7,600 in 2019, according to Nielsen data.

WWE Raw long-term ratings compared to wider TV trends

Ratings for WWE Raw have declined below the rate of many sports telecasts and other cable originals

Return of live fans may not have the long-term effect on TV ratings some expect

WWE investors and others expect long-term improvements to ratings for Raw and Smackdown that might fall short.

A note about viewership after Showbuzz Daily

Expect viewership data for wrestling programs to continue to be reported from various sources

Wrestling TV Ratings Update (1/22/2021)

Relieved from going head-to-head with Monday Night Football, Raw is having a healthy January month-to-month bounce, stronger than last year's. This is happening in total audience, P18-49, and P18-34.