----Memphis Wrestling this week scored a 3.5 [57,762 viewers], which is about an average number for the crew. Jerry Lawler was not there for a live match, so his streak was not alive, but the first quarter he was feature in dropped 12,152 viewers.
----The first quarter scored a 3.6 [60,425 viewers] with Cobra angle being attacked by Jethro and ended in the middle of the 6 man tag with O’Neal still in the heat. Second quarter started with the finish of the 6 man, the Southern tag team title match and ended during the Derrick King interview. That quarter scored a 3.8 [62,922 viewers] jumping 2,497
viewers. The third quarter scored 3.1 [50,770 viewers] dropping 12,152 viewers for the King vs Reed match, Maclin/Hart telephone interview and Idol/Lawler vs Panthers match. The show finished with Lawler vs Von Erich, Flex/Grind beating up Dundee and the Cobra vs Jethro bout. [photo to the left]That last quarter finished with a 3.4 [56,763 viewers] up 5,993 viewers. They only lost 3662 overall viewers from start to finish.
----I would have never thought that Cobra vs Jethro would have kept the viewers interested, but it did. I had been told by others that the 4th quarter was dropping and it really had nothing to do with Lawler, but this is proof. The viewers actually went up almost 6,000 viewers to see the main. As mentioned Lawler was in the biggest dropping quarter [3rd quarter] anyway along with “Opening the Vault” segment, but the second part did jump up.
viewers. The third quarter scored 3.1 [50,770 viewers] dropping 12,152 viewers for the King vs Reed match, Maclin/Hart telephone interview and Idol/Lawler vs Panthers match. The show finished with Lawler vs Von Erich, Flex/Grind beating up 