Memphis Wrestling has to be happy this week after it saw it’s rating jump up almost half a point. While that doesn’t sound like much, it’s a step in the right direction. If it continues that “half a point a week” trend after 2 months that will be a 4 point rise in their number and MW and Ch. 50 will be ecstatic. I hope that they start taping some new shows as opposed to sitting in studio showing old matches. I don’t think the fans will stick around if they don’t get back to a traditional wrestling show.
Poor TNA! Their downward slide continues this week as they drop over a half a point from last week. The good thing is that they gained viewers as the show went on.
Both WWE shows had substantial jumps in their numbers this past week. Smackdown was up 1.5 points and RAW was up almost 2 points. With that said, I amazed, stunned and astonished that their numbers were up. The Olympics have been drawing incredible numbers here locally as well as nationally. It would only make sense that when you have so many people tuning into the Olympics that the wrestling shows numbers would be down. For Smackdown and RAW to actually improve their ratings is an incredible feat.
Just to give you an example of how well the Olympics are drawing, Friday night when Michael Phelps swam for his 7th gold medal that quarter hour pulled a 23.3 rating (377,576 viewers). Saturday night when he swam in the relay for his 8th and final gold medal that quarter hour drew a 29.6 (479,688 viewers). The Olympics’ numbers during Impact, Smackdown and Raw have been averaging anywhere between an 18 to 20 rating. Powerful numbers!
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Note: The ratings for RAW is listed as 2 separate hours. I will round off, to the highest number, the averages of both hours for the final rating.
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TNA Impact (Thursday) 8-14-08
Final Rating: 1.8 (29,169 viewers) 2 share
Quarter hours:
1st hour: 1.9 ( 30, 790 viewers )
1.4 ( 22,687 )
1.0 (16,205 )
1.8 ( 29,169 )
2nd hour: 2.2 ( 35,652 viewers )
2.0 ( 32,411 )
2.0 ( 32,411 )
1.8 (29,169 )
WWE Friday Night Smackdown 8-15-08
Final Rating: 6.1 (98,850 viewers) 8 share
Quarter hours:
1st hour: 6.1 ( 98,850 viewers )
5.7 ( 92,368 )
5.4 ( 87,507 )
5.8 ( 93,989 )
2nd hour: 6.0 ( 97,230 viewers )
6.4 ( 103,712 )
6.5 ( 119,917 )
6.6 ( 136,122 )
Memphis Wrestling 8-16-08
Final Rating: 1.6 (25,929 viewers ) 3 share
Quarter hours: 1.4 ( 22,687 viewers )
1.4 ( 22,687 )
1.6 ( 25,929 )
1.8 ( 29,169 )
TNA Impact Replay 8-16-08
Final Rating: 0.4 ( 6482 viewers ) 1 share
Quarter hours:
1st hour: 0.2 ( 3241 viewers )
0.2 ( 3241 )
0.4 ( 6482 )
0.5 ( 8102 )
2nd hour: 0.5 ( 8102 viewers )
0.5 ( 8102 )
0.4 ( 6482 )
0.4 ( 6482 )
WWE A.M. 8-17-08
Final Rating: 1.2 ( 19,466 viewers ) 2 share
Quarter hours: 1.5 ( 24, 307 viewers )
1.0 ( 16, 205 )
0.6 ( 9,723 )
1.5 ( 24,307 )
WWE Raw 8-18-08
Final Rating: 6.2 ( 100,471 viewers ) 8 share
1st hour: 6.4 ( 103,712 viewers ) 8 share
Quarter hours: 6.4 ( 103,712 viewers )
5.6 ( 90,748 )
6.7 ( 108,573 )
7.0 ( 113,435 )
2nd hour: 6.0 ( 97,230 viewers ) 8 share
Quarter hours: 7.4 ( 119,917 viewers )
5.8 ( 93,989 )
5.8 ( 93,989 )
4.9 ( 79,404 )
Overrun: none
----Ron Guidry works for a Memphis TV station and provides the rating analysis every week. He was formerly known as “The Penguin” with the old Kick Ass Wrestling promotion.
