Will Grand Slam defeat Raw in the ratings?

[CeilingFan]

I am sure it will in the 18-to-49 Demo, but I was wondering about the actual viewership.

[Tenshigure]

**checks MNF game, Lions vs Packers**

Ehh...I'm willing to bet they get within 100K of one another, but I don't think they're quite there yet in terms of surpassing Raw's total viewers just yet.

They WILL eventually surpass Raw ratings, but I'm more inclined to believe it'll be closer to whatever they do for "Winter is Coming" when WWE is in that dead period between Survivor Series and Royal Rumble than right now.

[smokinvokoun86]

I don’t think they will win in most viewers, but they should win in the demos again.

[Dub H]

Sept 19, 2021 10:37:23 GMT -5 CeilingFan said:

I am sure it will in the 18-to-49 Demo, but I was wondering about the actual viewership.

This contradicts the title,the ratings ARE the demo,not the viewership.

[wankah]

Definitely QT Marshall.

[Fake Jesus]

Demo, I think yes. Total, 70-30 no.

[Deleted]

It will absolutely beat it in the ratings.

As far as net viewership, I expect that to be the closest it’s ever been, but I’m sure RAW will squeeze by. There seems to be a significant amount of 50+ year old viewers who will not deviate from RAW being their one wrestling show a week, and that makes the raw viewership (pun absolutely intended) really difficult for AEW to win.

[Wilfred]

Raw will have more viewers overall.

[fw91]

Nah. Survivor coming back plus the Challenge and Big Brother. Wednesday Night is huge for the reality tv crowd.

Jeff Probst make become public enemy number 1 for the AEW crowd.

Edit- And who knows- maybe the new Wonder years catches fire.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Not yet.

[Tenshigure]

Sept 19, 2021 11:41:08 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Edit- And who knows- maybe the new Wonder years catches fire.

First I've heard of this reboot (I really do not follow new TV), and I don't see it happening. The original was set in a timeframe that the key demo would tune in with a certain form of nostalgia for their childhood (my parents were around the age I am now when the original aired), but instead of catering to that same nostalgia of that time, they're aiming for nostalgia for the original show and its' time period instead (with the social issues of a black family in Alabama during that time as its backdrop). 

I can see it doing fair numbers in the 50+ category (boomers/early Gen X who were original fans), but the key 18-45 demo are going to really only tune in for the social commentary and maybe bits of the 60s nostalgia from the original show. The closest to a proper 'Wonder Years' reboot that caters to the appropriate key demo already exists in 'This is Us,' and that is set in the early 80s (at least the flashback parts anyways). I don't see it being met with the same fondness if I were honest.

[The Dark Order Inferno]

Nah, it'll do good though. The WWE haven't bottomed out yet, but they usually do surprisingly well just when you think they should be on the ropes, and I suspect some will tune in just to see what the plan is for Big E.

[mc74]

Most likely in the key demographic, but not in total viewership.

[Mid-Carder]

They haven't yet so no. I can't see many people watching it who aren't already regular AEW viewers.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

They have a good shot of winning the key demo for the third straight week

Overall Viewership? If RAW dips closer to 1.5 it'd be close. I think that might be what Arthur Ashe could get.

[Cyno]

I can see them winning in key demo and it will be close in overall viewership. Though I can see Raw also doing better than last week out of curiosity for Big E as WWE Champion.

[Celgress]

I hope so.

[deezy]

AEW is the hotter product right now, Have signed some of the top stars in wrestling. They have stacked the show and unlike Raw don't have to deal with the NFL.

There is no reason or excuse why they shouldn't.

[pippen94]

Pretty sure the premise of this poll is wrong

[CeilingFan]

Sept 19, 2021 15:05:50 GMT -5 pippen94 said:

Pretty sure the premise of this poll is wrong

I am happy that Dynamite defeated Raw in the 18-to-49 Demo. I will be happier if Dynamite gets a higher number of viewers!