----This week’s show scored an overall rating of 3.3 [54,931.8 viewers], which is pretty much what it done last week. It is still below the old timeslot average. The first quarter opened up at 2.7 [44944.2 viewers] ending when Fine did not come out the first time. The second quarter started with the Fine interview and ended right at the end of the “Too Cool 2” interview with 3.8 rating [63,254.8], which was a jump of 18,310.6 viewers. The highest rated quarter was the 3rd quarter was the highest rated quarter scoring a 4.1 [68, 248.6 viewers] with an increase of 4,993.8 viewers. It started at the Starr/Tatt2 vs Flex/Grind match and ended right as the “Clowns” were going to stop the kid from bouncing the ball. The fourth quarter was not good. It started with the “Picture Perfect” vs the “Clowns” match, which probably would have the best match on the show if they had not edited it. The title matched ended the show and that quarter scored 3.4 [56,596.4] viewers with a decrease of 11,652.2 viewers. On a positive note about the last quarter, even though it did dip it still scored over 11,000 viewers more than at the start of the show.
----My thoughts are all over the place with this one. They could settle in at the 3.0 rating and if so, then that is almost a full point less at night. The best match – America vs King was in the first quarter and no one seen it. Even though Maclin had announced the hair match at the end, they still turned the TV off. Either they thought the show was horrible [it was] or they didn’t believe White would lose his hair. I believe you save something like that for a house show or at least take 6 weeks to build it.
