----Memphis Wrestling continues to do better numbers than 2008. They tanked pretty bad for the 1.31.09 show with only an average of 7292 viewers watching the show. 1.24.09 did about a 32% increase from last year. Then this past weekend’s show – 1.07.09 – scored the third highest rating [best rating since 9.13.08] since moving to Channel 50 with an overall increase of 43% over last year numbers. So, is 2009 look to be a better year on Channel 50?? The show still is averaging fewer than 15,000 viewers, but it has had an overall increase of 16% from 2008. So, if we add in the weeks and this upward trend we still are looking at them being lucky to draw 20,000 average viewers [more like 16,000 to 18,000] by the end of the year. It will be interesting to see if them doing more live spot shows will help increase the TV audience. In the past, TV ratings have not equal great gates; but some of their biggest ratings have been AFTER big shows. We will see if they draw more after the upcoming 2.28.09 show in Memphis. Join me here next week as I will start doing a weekly feature on the ratings, which will include what airs in the quarter hours and the increases/decreases.
1.24.09 1.0 [16,691 viewers]
.6 [9723 viewers]
.7 [11,344 viewers]
1.5 [24,308 viewers]
1.3 [21,067 viewers]
1.31.09 .5 [7292 viewers]
.3 [4862 viewers]
.5 [8103 viewers]
.5 [8103 viewers]
.5 [8103 viewers]
2.07.09 1.3 [21,067 viewers]
.5 [8103 viewers]
1.4 [22,687 viewers]
1.4 [22.687 viewers]
1.8 [29,169 viewers]
