----The show started the year with a dud scoring 2.1 [34,597 viewers] making this the second worst ratings since the start of this site[only 8.19.06 show beating it with a 1.9]. Jerry Lawler also continued his streak of the last 7 times he has participated [as in actually wrestling] the ratings have went down. [click here for a closer look] Not much this time, but he still dropped.
----The show opened with the first quarter scoring a 3.1 [50,604 viewers] for Nate the Rat challenging Lawler and Fire/Flame vs Dotson/Tatt2. The next quarter started with the Hart interview and ended after the Lawler vs Nate match. This quarter dropped 6,825 viewers to score a 2.6 [43,779 viewers]. The third quarter pretty much stayed the same adding only 333 viewers 2.7 [44,112 viewers] starting with the Jethro interview and ending after the 8-Man tag. The 4th quarter jumped 3,828 viewers to score 2.9 [47,940 viewers] for the “Too Cool 2” vs Starr/White match and the Flex/Grind argument, which was the best quarter. The show finished losing only 2,664 viewers from start to finish.
----Lawler was put in the second quarter of the show and still lost viewers. I guess when the fans heard it was going to be Nate vs Lawler, they just turned off the TV. That angle was actually good, expect for Grady Watson. Lawler had not wrestled live on TV since the 11.25.06 show. The last quarter was the best ending with the viewer wanting to know if Grind/Flex turn on each other next week?? I believe part of the decline in the ratings this week had to be that horrible show they aired last week. I have had so many people tell me how bad that was watching Maclin eat a ham sandwich!!
