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Post by honsou on May 7, 2021 1:53:55 GMT -5
In the grand scheme of things, if they keep getting these numbers or even anything resembling these numbers, Turner is going to be happy and as long as they're happy AEW is in good shape
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Post by pippen94 on May 7, 2021 3:24:57 GMT -5
In the grand scheme of things, if they keep getting these numbers or even anything resembling these numbers, Turner is going to be happy and as long as they're happy AEW is in good shape They're the top show on cable & haven't been paid yet. Turner is happy but I am sure there would be other interested parties.
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Post by markymark on May 7, 2021 6:20:00 GMT -5
Q1: Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa vs. Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston, plus the Young Bucks & Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson post-match attack did 1,093,000 viewers and 551,000 in 18-49.
Q2: Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall did 1,014,000 viewers and 524,000 in 18-49.
Q3: Rhodes vs. Marshall, the post-match, a vignette with Ethan Page, Scorpio Sky and Darby Allin and Britt Baker vs. Julia Hart did 1,081,000 viewers and 547,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with women 35-49.
Q4, Taz’s interview on Christian and the SCU vs. Jurassic Express vs. Acclaimed vs. Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison tag title match for a title shot did 983,000 viewers and 487,000 in 18-49.
Q5 Kenny Omega and Orange Cassidy segment, the Miro interview and the Moxley vs. Yuji Nagata package did 1,031,000 viewers and 517,000 in 18-49.
Q6 Blood and Guts did 1,144,000 viewers and 567,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with women 18-34.
Q7: Blood and Guts did 1,156,000 viewers and 572,000 in 18-49.
Q8: Blood and Guts did 1,210,000 viewers and 614,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with males 18-34 and males 35-49, total viewers and overall 18-49.
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Post by eJm on May 7, 2021 6:28:55 GMT -5
Those women of 35-49 love them some QT Marshall.
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Post by Ryushinku on May 7, 2021 6:31:14 GMT -5
Really strong, pats on the back all round on this one.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 7, 2021 6:33:42 GMT -5
Q1: Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa vs. Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston, plus the Young Bucks & Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson post-match attack did 1,093,000 viewers and 551,000 in 18-49. Q2: Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall did 1,014,000 viewers and 524,000 in 18-49. Q3: Rhodes vs. Marshall, the post-match, a vignette with Ethan Page, Scorpio Sky and Darby Allin and Britt Baker vs. Julia Hart did 1,081,000 viewers and 547,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with women 35-49. Q4, Taz’s interview on Christian and the SCU vs. Jurassic Express vs. Acclaimed vs. Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison tag title match for a title shot did 983,000 viewers and 487,000 in 18-49. Q5 Kenny Omega and Orange Cassidy segment, the Miro interview and the Moxley vs. Yuji Nagata package did 1,031,000 viewers and 517,000 in 18-49. Q6 Blood and Guts did 1,144,000 viewers and 567,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with women 18-34. Q7: Blood and Guts did 1,156,000 viewers and 572,000 in 18-49. Q8: Blood and Guts did 1,210,000 viewers and 614,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with males 18-34 and males 35-49, total viewers and overall 18-49. People getting thrown into cardboard crash mats = ratings
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Post by Dub H on May 7, 2021 7:24:57 GMT -5
Honestly about what I would expect ,strong start with a droo.before the blood & guts match and the match itself gaining viewers as it went.
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Post by kingoftheindies on May 7, 2021 7:29:11 GMT -5
So just looking at those numbers I'll continue with the joke that SCU is ice cold
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Post by markymark on May 7, 2021 8:12:58 GMT -5
So just looking at those numbers I'll continue with the joke that SCU is ice cold If it wasnt for that predictable fatal 4 way tag match AEW couldve done 1.1 million at least.
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Post by toodarkmark on May 7, 2021 8:21:32 GMT -5
Not only was it #1, but it continued the trend of ending the show with more people watching then when it started. That's the stuff execs love seeing. Not only do the viewers stay invested, people tune in after something else or just find it on the dial and check it out.
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Post by Dub H on May 7, 2021 8:37:06 GMT -5
So just looking at those numbers I'll continue with the joke that SCU is ice cold If it wasnt for that predictable fatal 4 way tag match AEW couldve done 1.1 million at least. While I definitely think the match having no build or heat hurt,I think anything that wasnt a big match would have lost viewers right before the Blood & Guts match
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2021 9:20:15 GMT -5
Personally, I think that casual wrestling fans exist, insofar as there are people who watch wrestling on television, and would probably go to a show if it came to their town, but they don’t necessarily follow on a week-to-week basis, and certainly wouldn’t consider it their number one hobby like a lot of us would. That said, I don’t think the white whale “casual fan” as the term is usually used in the context of television ratings actually truly exists - I.e. the person who has never watched wrestling a day in their life except for a passing knowledge that it’s where John Cena, Batista, and the Rock got their starts, but somehow is expected to just magically become a wrestling fan because AEW didn’t use a crash pad or whatever. Wrestling is a super niche thing in 2021. Most things are in this day and age of instant streaming entertainment. If you don’t have a predisposition to enjoy wrestling, you’re probably not going to randomly decide to watch wrestling, regardless of how great a product AEW, WWE, or any other company is putting out. I feel like there’s always been this metric of “success” for a wrestling company that is the extent to which it can appeal to non-fans. But, that’s so bizarre to me...the measure of success of a wrestling company should be how much wrestling fans like it. I swear wrestling is the only “fandom” that cares so deeply about how it is perceived by non-fans. I’ve always found that bizarre. Anyway, Im kind of rambling, so the TL;DR is casual wrestling fans are totally a real thing; the “casual fan” as in a non-wrestling fan who can magically be converted into a wrestling fan really doesn’t exist in my opinion. They exist to an extent, I think, given you get people who talk about becoming wrestlers when they found out indies even exist after watching WWE, and wow, some guy in their town has a wrestling school, and then they get started, or stuff like that, but yeah, it's a rarity. Wrestling is pulling in new fans, but most of the ones I see who are new get into it not due to stumbling on it, but through connections to other geekery. Like, I've known a lot of people who were anime or gaming fans who ended up gravitating to wrestling due to how bombastic it is, something they were already into in media. Colorful characters, wild storylines, etc, made them curious. You do also get people who end up curious about the technical side and are fascinated with that, since there's just not really anything else quite like that, but I see more people turn their heads initially for a Luchasaurus than a Zack Sabre, Jr, with the latter types being someone they will come to appreciate once the toes are already dipped into the wrestling pool, if it's going to happen. It's not like it's impossible, but people don't tend to channel surf in the same way they used to, so discoverability takes on entirely new forms. Yeah, you articulated that point better than I was able to yesterday at 2 am after a few glasses of wine. There are "casual fans," but they tend to be people who are at least predisposed to enjoy something like wrestling. Like, I have a couple of friends who were big into the FGC and sort of pivoted into watching AEW after Kenny's involvement with Street Fighter and NJPW's general involvement with Tekken. But, they were also people who watched as kids. Professional wrestling has a huge advantage as a television product in 2021 over nearly all other forms of entertainment - it creates original content on a weekly basis and has a fanbase that is still willing to tune in in droves for two plus hours on a weeknight. Television advertisers have to love that. But, to me, the way to keep that momentum (especially for an upstart company like AEW) is to ensure that the 800K-1.5K wrestling fans are entertained each week, rather than by trying to gear the content toward this mythical "casual fan" who doesn't even watch wrestling. I will just never wrap my head around such a prominent "criticism" of one of the most popular new programs on cable being "OH YEAH, WELL IT DOESN'T APPEAL TO THE CASUAL FAN" or "IT ISN'T ATTRACTING NEW VIEWERS." Like, cool, but the ones who watch seem to enjoy it enough to keep coming back every week. That's what'll keep the company in business.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on May 7, 2021 9:49:41 GMT -5
The show set its all-time record in Canada with 160,900 viewers and 97,400 in 25-54.
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Post by markymark on May 7, 2021 10:14:13 GMT -5
If it wasnt for that predictable fatal 4 way tag match AEW couldve done 1.1 million at least. While I definitely think the match having no build or heat hurt,I think anything that wasnt a big match would have lost viewers right before the Blood & Guts match Match lost almost 100K viewers, at least match shouldve been in the 1 million mark, but it went under it.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on May 7, 2021 10:27:18 GMT -5
Dave noted that cable as a whole was down 20% from the last "normal" Wednesday two weeks ago so he believes that Cinco de Mayo did have an effect on the night which is a good sign for AEW that they still managed to do a great number.
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Post by eJm on May 7, 2021 10:28:18 GMT -5
Dave noted that cable as a whole was down 20% from the last "normal" Wednesday two weeks ago so he believes that Cinco de Mayo did have an effect on the night which is a good sign for AEW that they still managed to do a great number. And they lost, what, just under 200,000 from that same Wednesday from it? That’s impressive considering.
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Post by markymark on May 7, 2021 10:30:48 GMT -5
Dave noted that cable as a whole was down 20% from the last "normal" Wednesday two weeks ago so he believes that Cinco de Mayo did have an effect on the night which is a good sign for AEW that they still managed to do a great number. Saw that he also said the main event was the lowest with female teens.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 7, 2021 11:26:28 GMT -5
The show set its all-time record in Canada with 160,900 viewers and 97,400 in 25-54. TSN must be really happy with these numbers. They’ve been a great broadcast partner for AEW here up north.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on May 7, 2021 14:47:56 GMT -5
Q1: Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa vs. Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston, plus the Young Bucks & Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson post-match attack did 1,093,000 viewers and 551,000 in 18-49. Q2: Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall did 1,014,000 viewers and 524,000 in 18-49. Q3: Rhodes vs. Marshall, the post-match, a vignette with Ethan Page, Scorpio Sky and Darby Allin and Britt Baker vs. Julia Hart did 1,081,000 viewers and 547,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with women 35-49. Q4, Taz’s interview on Christian and the SCU vs. Jurassic Express vs. Acclaimed vs. Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison tag title match for a title shot did 983,000 viewers and 487,000 in 18-49. Q5 Kenny Omega and Orange Cassidy segment, the Miro interview and the Moxley vs. Yuji Nagata package did 1,031,000 viewers and 517,000 in 18-49. Q6 Blood and Guts did 1,144,000 viewers and 567,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with women 18-34. Q7: Blood and Guts did 1,156,000 viewers and 572,000 in 18-49. Q8: Blood and Guts did 1,210,000 viewers and 614,000 in 18-49. This was the high point with males 18-34 and males 35-49, total viewers and overall 18-49. This is why you don't harp on the average rating and troll about AEW's Blood and Guts "Not drawing" like idiots on the internet (No one here did that just to clarify), because damn, what a great rating for the match. Peaking at 1.2 Million Viewers is exactly the thing people expected them to do. The show also continues to end with a higher viewership than it began, which I believe has been a trend since AEW went alone on Wednesday especially The fact they did this during Cinco de Mayo is impressive, and with next week's card also stacked, they could hold this number well.
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Post by Cyno on May 7, 2021 15:04:38 GMT -5
Those women of 35-49 love them some QT Marshall. Put Timothy Thatcher from NXT and QT Marshall together and you can slay that demo.
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