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Post by andrew8798 on Nov 12, 2013 17:52:56 GMT -5
Even with a weak football game of Miami vs. Tampa Bay, which did 10.95 million viewers, Raw did 3.77 million viewers, dropping slighty from last week. Once again, viewers are tuning out late in the show. The three hours were:
8 p.m. 3.87 million
9 p.m. 3.83 million
10 p.m. 3.60 million
The rating should fall between a 2.7 and 2.9, and it's within the normal range a normal Raw does against the NFL.
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Post by andrew8798 on Nov 12, 2013 19:40:07 GMT -5
Rating was a 2.7
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Post by Boo! on Nov 12, 2013 19:43:47 GMT -5
Again, just shows that taped makes absolutely no difference to the ratings.
All of TV seems to get this. Breaking Bad, Lost, 24, House - whatever, none of them are 'live' and yet people don't think "Pffft, screw watching that it was recorded months ago".
If WWE went back to recording blocks of TV time in one go it'd make absolutely no difference to the ratings at all and would actually ensure that TV was at least consistent in the month between pay-per-views e.g ideas being given 3 weeks to run rather than not working one week and then the writers getting cold feet and the wrestler/angle/storyline never being mentioned again.
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Post by Lardlad on Nov 13, 2013 9:31:17 GMT -5
I figured around a 2.8
The beginning with Kane, Brad, Randy and Vickie was a bit of a mess, I lost interest.
Fandango Vs Tyson Kidd sparked my interest, and then I fell asleep until the main event (but my tv was on the whole time).
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Post by audiencewatching on Nov 13, 2013 9:36:32 GMT -5
Three hours just isn't working.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 13, 2013 9:38:47 GMT -5
Three hours just isn't working. it still gets way better ratings than anything else on USA though.
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Post by wisdomwizard on Nov 13, 2013 10:13:26 GMT -5
This week the drop wasn't very steep. The third hour was down this time last year, I'm not sure it means anything. I wonder how it'll do when football ends and next year's Road to Wrestlemania kicks off.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Nov 13, 2013 10:27:12 GMT -5
Again, just shows that taped makes absolutely no difference to the ratings. All of TV seems to get this. Breaking Bad, Lost, 24, House - whatever, none of them are 'live' and yet people don't think "Pffft, screw watching that it was recorded months ago". If WWE went back to recording blocks of TV time in one go it'd make absolutely no difference to the ratings at all and would actually ensure that TV was at least consistent in the month between pay-per-views e.g ideas being given 3 weeks to run rather than not working one week and then the writers getting cold feet and the wrestler/angle/storyline never being mentioned again. I tend to agree, but in fairness there aren't usually full plot synopses posted online prior to any of those other shows airing.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Nov 13, 2013 10:34:37 GMT -5
Again, just shows that taped makes absolutely no difference to the ratings. All of TV seems to get this. Breaking Bad, Lost, 24, House - whatever, none of them are 'live' and yet people don't think "Pffft, screw watching that it was recorded months ago". There is truth in what you're saying. However I know that I will never feel the need to watch a taped 3 hour RAW if I can read the results in a minute or two earlier in the day--unless there's a huge angle. I've been a WWE fan for since childhood, but I've never been able to bring myself to watch Smackdown with any kind of regularity for the same reason. Now one person's viewing habits probably doesn't matter, but I'd wager that overall there may be a small statistical difference between taped shows and live shows when it comes to ratings. Also, results of wrestling shows are easier to find out that results of major TV series.
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Post by Push R Truth on Nov 13, 2013 10:40:20 GMT -5
Again, just shows that taped makes absolutely no difference to the ratings. All of TV seems to get this. Breaking Bad, Lost, 24, House - whatever, none of them are 'live' and yet people don't think "Pffft, screw watching that it was recorded months ago". If WWE went back to recording blocks of TV time in one go it'd make absolutely no difference to the ratings at all and would actually ensure that TV was at least consistent in the month between pay-per-views e.g ideas being given 3 weeks to run rather than not working one week and then the writers getting cold feet and the wrestler/angle/storyline never being mentioned again. Those shows don't have 10,000+ spectators watching them live and tweeting/posting stuff 2 seconds after it's happened. WWE falls into a trap because it can't keep things under wraps like a TV show can.
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Post by Boo! on Nov 13, 2013 10:48:18 GMT -5
Again, just shows that taped makes absolutely no difference to the ratings. All of TV seems to get this. Breaking Bad, Lost, 24, House - whatever, none of them are 'live' and yet people don't think "Pffft, screw watching that it was recorded months ago". If WWE went back to recording blocks of TV time in one go it'd make absolutely no difference to the ratings at all and would actually ensure that TV was at least consistent in the month between pay-per-views e.g ideas being given 3 weeks to run rather than not working one week and then the writers getting cold feet and the wrestler/angle/storyline never being mentioned again. Those shows don't have 10,000+ spectators watching them live and tweeting/posting stuff 2 seconds after it's happened. WWE falls into a trap because it can't keep things under wraps like a TV show can. Any TV show has spoilers. You want to find out who dies in a soap opera next month or how a series will conclude - it's easy enough to find. People avoid these things because they don't want the surprise ruined. I think the emphasis on things being live to avoid spoilers is undue. Whenever Raw is taped or whenever Smackdown is live, it barely notices. I don't think people watch, like sport, for the result. If you were watching a three week old football match you'd likely think "Ah screw it" and just check the result online. But WWE is more like a character-driven soap so I see no reason why the rules of such cannot apply. There will always be people who won't want to watch something if they can find out online in advance what happens but as we see with the difference in ratings of taped shows vs live shows (as a like for like comparison) the number who wouldn't watch if the show has been 'spoiled' is very, very few indeed. Look at TNA, sure their ratings suck but the audience pretty much retains itself whether the show is live or recorded last month.
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