I love how TikTok is basically Tout. WWE could have made billions if they hadn't picked the wrong "Vine, but with longer videos" company to get behind.
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WWE and AEW weekly ratings discussion
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I love how TikTok is basically Tout. WWE could have made billions if they hadn't picked the wrong "Vine, but with longer videos" company to get behind.
They're adapting. The Network must be doing pretty well for them at this point.
The only people I see come to the product are young, young kids and people who watched back in the day and are wondering what's happening these days. Don't imagine there's anything lamer to that 12-17 age range than watching wrestling.
A problem for a lengthy live show like Raw is other mediums have never been easier to enjoy, be it gaming, watching youtube content, streaming services. Why would a 17 year old kid devote 5+ hours a week to watching Raw & SD (and NXT, 205LIVE and a PPV) which air in a specific timeslot when they can play Fortnite with their friends, for free, whenever they want?
A problem for a lengthy live show like Raw is other mediums have never been easier to enjoy, be it gaming, watching youtube content, streaming services. Why would a 17 year old kid devote 5+ hours a week to watching Raw & SD (and NXT, 205LIVE and a PPV) which air in a specific timeslot when they can play Fortnite with their friends, for free, whenever they want?
It more than just that. There is no hype for the shake up. Why o care if so and so goes to raw it not like anything is going to change or no.
My 14 and 17 year olds both tell me in no uncertain terms how lame they think it is when I watch NJPW. Can only imagine the response to WWE if I watched it.
Hated how Raw opened with Shane and Steph but I stuck with it throughout the night between it and the Nets/Sixers game. I wanted to see who the mystery partner was and AJ was a good surprise. I figured it would be Kofi or Dean.
Somewhat related, but on the same show Dave also said that the AAF approached Vince back in December to merge with the XFL because they only had like 1/10th of the money to run a full season. Vince turned them down and they got $25 million from another investor to run the games that they did.No
Keep focusing on the XFL
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Why is this thread still open? It reads like just a WWE rumor chat
Because it regularly gives official ratings for wwe shows which continues to show they are hemorrhaging viewers.
With their new TV deals coming up and the executive expectations of them to increase viewers dramatically before the start it's relevant to see how things are going.
Not sure why you have an issue exactly.
There's even a mod on this very page contributing to the discussion, I don't get how anyone could think this is an off-topic thread on any part of its existence, let alone in the past 24 hours
I'm at the tail end of the 18-34 demo and WWE is so bad that they are losing me to...just going to bed.
On the bright side, I feel super well rested.
Theres a thread for that in Hangouts
No real issue, just curiosity because anytime this thread pops up I get the impression the ratings hit a new low and, you know, thats not the news its just "whatever I didnt like about WWE this week oh heres a thread"
You could just ignore the thread and move on man... No reason to come in here and shit on people who are having a valid discussion.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wwe-draws-the-lowest-viewership-in-raw-history.85091/post-19909382 Here's where new ratings info talk started almost exactly 26 hours ago
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wwe-draws-the-lowest-viewership-in-raw-history.85091/post-19935489 Here's where newer ratings info talk started exactly 3 hours ago
Pick a different thread to troll with "but it's off topic!!!!" next time please
The next 5-10 years WWE will continue to have record revenues, but they are doing irreparable harm to their brand long teem. Their audience is getting older and smaller as they bleed young people.
Last night drew 2.219 million;
up 1% ( 2.199 million) from last week
down 21% ( 2.796 million) from 2018 Superstar Shakeup edition of SmackDown (4-17-2018)
https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/04/how-was-this-week-wwe-smackdown-viewership-for-the-653228/
up 1% ( 2.199 million) from last week
down 21% ( 2.796 million) from 2018 Superstar Shakeup edition of SmackDown (4-17-2018)
https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/04/how-was-this-week-wwe-smackdown-viewership-for-the-653228/
I don't get why folks seem to think WWE is untouchable because of their revenue. Much of the revenue comes from their TV deals. If the ratings continue to plummet, it is unlikely they get another large deal.
If Fox could go back in time, I wonder if they'd still make the deal...
If Fox could go back in time, I wonder if they'd still make the deal...
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Wut? Kofi is the Smackdown champ, and Deal is leaving the company (and is already on Raw). Why would it be either of them? lol
There's nothing that says that they couldn't switch the titles around. Could put wwe champ on raw and universal on Smackdown. They'd probably color the universal blue.
I think I've said it a few times now, but surely there must be contract clauses regarding the ratings expected of WWE programming. If Smackdown ends up drawing half of the audience that Fox expects, I wonder how likely it is that there are get outs or forced renegotiation clauses that could be activated.
Maybe there are no get outs, but I have trouble believing that Fox would sign a five year deal without some escape clauses if WWE's programming fails to live up to promises.
I've stopped watching any weekly WWE whatsoever. I was already not watching every week, but now I don't even flip through Smackdown here and there like I used to. Shit sucks. All of it is rotten. I'll just go out and drunk if I really want to kill more brain cells.
AEW TV can't come soon enough.
AEW TV can't come soon enough.
the one part of this whole story that I'm sure fox is THRILLED about is ronda rousey fucking off for a year.
imagine buying the rights to an iron man tv series where tony stark is played by robert downey jr, but then come air time rbj is no longer available. the fuck did they just pay for? ronda was their biggest star during negotiations, and they obviously paid based on her availability. the rest of the wwe roster is a bunch of no name jabronis.
Yep, they turned what was an exciting event into something boring. How very modern WWE of them.
They really threw Roman Reigns on Smackdown like that was the same thing. lol
This is the problem with the "no stars bigger than the brand" mentality: the stars are the whole reason people watch. Sure, there's a sizable contingent that will watch WWE no matter what, but we see those numbers are dwindling. This is the only TV show I know of that expects you to be okay with not caring too much about any of the characters.
This has got to be one of the weakest starts to a new "season" for WWE in quite some time. The shakeup was done so nonchalantly that any surprises they had in store just fell super flat.
Theres no wonder why ratings are falling and people like me who were watching regularly are falling off, its because we are tired of seeing the same old shit over and over again. They just recycle storylines when things get stale and act like its a big deal, but in reality, we already saw this shit 6 months ago.
Theres no wonder why ratings are falling and people like me who were watching regularly are falling off, its because we are tired of seeing the same old shit over and over again. They just recycle storylines when things get stale and act like its a big deal, but in reality, we already saw this shit 6 months ago.
It's happening multiple times this year. Possibly multiple times before football season
How about starting off every show with a match right off the bat instead of a 50,000 minute promo?
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