paywindah
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Post by paywindah on Nov 5, 2013 23:30:14 GMT -5
3rd hour had the 2nd lowest number of viewers of any episode this year.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 23:33:53 GMT -5
I think that a lot of viewers are burned out by the 3rd hour and have tapped out on the lameassed Corporation storyline.
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BigBadZ
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Post by BigBadZ on Nov 6, 2013 0:29:13 GMT -5
Damn that third hour keeps dropping lower and lower. That is during the 3rd/4th quarter of the MNF game, but still, that's their top angle and they have their top stars involved, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. If anything it should be holding steady rather than getting lower weekly. Well you can't give credit to DB or Punk for that first hour. When DB made the run in, the crowd started doing Big Show's YES chants and then chanted for Sheamus
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 0:55:18 GMT -5
I maintain that Cena didn't nor does affect the ratings. It would seem that way, and would further illustrate why him in a limited wrestling role makes a lot more sense. He's a merchandising cash cow but there's no benefit to having him actively dominate the main event or title scene when he's around. Him wrestling less on free TV = more reason to see him on PPV, but because he still appears frequently enough (without doing as much) his name is out there and everyone knows him, and merchandising is relatively safe. The problem is, their other full-time top guys are like that too. Not really beneficial ratings-wise or buyrate-wise, but sell a ton of merchandise and are really good performers that are popular with the crowd. Sounds like the New Generation to me. Is it just the reality of wrestling these days? Or is there that person out there somehwere, on the roster or not, that can actually get a push and make more people tune in and buy shows? It seems to me that WWE's "the brand is the draw" philosophy is a self-fulfilling prophecy, and they can't develop any new top draws beyond guys like Undertaker.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Nov 6, 2013 0:58:06 GMT -5
Sometimes I wonder if WWE would be better in terms of ratings numbers by scrapping the third hour and running Raw from 8-10.
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Phil Parent
El Dandy
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Post by Phil Parent on Nov 6, 2013 1:12:24 GMT -5
Sometimes I wonder if WWE would be better in terms of ratings numbers by scrapping the third hour and running Raw from 8-10. How about running three hours from 7-10? They still get their 3 hours and get away from the end of MNF, which absolutely kills them.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 6, 2013 4:37:10 GMT -5
Sometimes I wonder if WWE would be better in terms of ratings numbers by scrapping the third hour and running Raw from 8-10. It's not WWE's choice. USA wants the third hour, which still brings in more viewers than anything else they show, and brings in prime advertising cash.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Nov 6, 2013 4:45:07 GMT -5
The thing is, we're not in a world where people instantly change the channel because of a hot angle any more. A good show will be reflected in the NEXT week's ratings, not that week's. If this week's show had been amazing, then next week's rating is more likely to be up. There just isn't a 10 million strong audience of wrestling fans any more hopping between shows depending on who has the hotter angle.
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Post by CM Parish on Nov 6, 2013 5:32:46 GMT -5
To be fair, the advertised main event went on before the end of hour 2, so I was a bit confused as to what to stick around for.
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Boo!
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Post by Boo! on Nov 6, 2013 7:28:20 GMT -5
The main storyline was this impending, massive lawsuit which culminated in:
"Can I have my job back?" -Okay then
...and then a massive, bog-standard beat down. They need to start taking a long-term approach to storylines and have an idea of where they want them to end at the time of conception. It's not as if the writers have other things to do. All of their major television storylines should be decided weeks or months in advance.
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Post by Ryushinku on Nov 6, 2013 8:14:21 GMT -5
Just need to make sure they get Korporate Kane in hour one for the next Raw. Don't want people missing out on the awesome.
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AdamAFL was sooooo wrong
Hank Scorpio
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Nov 6, 2013 9:40:47 GMT -5
Can't blame them I mean who the f*** wants to see Big Show fighting The Authority as the main storyline? Or any kind of storyline for that matter. It wasn't a particularly great show throughout and I'm just totally not feeling the top angles at the minute because I don't care about Big Show, Orton, Cena, Del Rio or the Wyatt's and that's like 50% of your top three storylines.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 6, 2013 10:57:33 GMT -5
Damn that third hour keeps dropping lower and lower. That is during the 3rd/4th quarter of the MNF game, but still, that's their top angle and they have their top stars involved, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. If anything it should be holding steady rather than getting lower weekly. or, y'know, maybe people don't want to watch Triple H's obvious ego-fest and know when to turn out. Big Show of all people being the face in the feud doesn't help. maybe if it was someone they wanted to see it'd be different, but a feud between Triple H and Big Show in 2013 = no buys.
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Post by Richard on Nov 7, 2013 17:00:30 GMT -5
M18-49
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 7, 2013 18:40:08 GMT -5
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bob
Backup Wench
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Post by bob on Nov 7, 2013 19:08:43 GMT -5
I'd like to think my WWE boycott contributed in a small way to the ratings dive.
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BigBadZ
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Post by BigBadZ on Nov 7, 2013 19:21:21 GMT -5
I blame the 3rd hour drop on the short order cook at the Pikeville Waffle House.
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wisdomwizard
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Post by wisdomwizard on Nov 7, 2013 19:42:04 GMT -5
That infamous 2.5 that got Gewirtz finally axed, that was back in October last year, correct?
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