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The fourth “Biography: WWE Legends” documentary on A&E, focusing on WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, drew 595,000 viewers on Sunday night at 8pm ET, according to Showbuzz Daily.
The two-hour doc drew a 0.24 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, and ranked #17 for the night on the Cable Top 150.
This is down from last week’s Biography documentary, on WWE Hall of Famer Randy Savage, which drew 790,000 viewers. That special ranked #7 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.31 rating in the key demo.
A midnight replay of the Booker T documentary drew 211,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating in the key 18-49 demo. A 2pm replay of the recent Biography special on WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin drew 278,000 viewers with a 0.11 key demo rating. A 4pm replay of the recent Biography doc on WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper drew 295,000 viewers with a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 key demo. A 6pm replay of the recent Biography episode on Randy Savage drew 377,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the
WrestleMania Backlash Go-Home RAW Viewership Down Slightly From Last Week
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Monday’s live WrestleMania Backlash go-home edition of WWE RAW, featuring the final build for Sunday’s pay-per-view with WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre in the non-title main event, drew an average of 1.820 million viewers on the USA Network, according to Showbuzz Daily.
This is down 2.8% from last week’s 1.872 million viewers.
For this week’s show, the first hour drew 1.912 million viewers (last week’s hour 1 – 1.891 million), the second hour drew 1.828 million viewers (last week’s hour 2 – 1.979 million) and the final hour drew 1.746 million viewers (last week’s hour 3 – 1.746 million).
WWE SmackDown Scores Best Audience In Months For Throwback Episode
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Friday’s live special Throwback edition of WWE SmackDown, a retro theme with a big 10-man main event, drew an average of 2.282 million viewers on FOX, according to Showbuzz Daily.
This final number is up from the overnight viewership that was released on Saturday morning, which was an average of 2.157 million viewers. This number is also up from last week’s final SmackDown viewership of 2.018 million viewers for the episode with the big Career vs. Title main event.
Friday’s SmackDown drew a 0.65 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, a 0.76 rating in the 25-54 demo, and a 0.43 rating in the 18-34 demographic. Last week’s SmackDown drew a 0.49 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, a 0.64 rating in the 25-54 demo, and a 0.30 rating in the 18-34 demographic.
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During a back-and-forth with Jim Cornette, Matt Hardy used some recent TV ratings as evidence that people are very much tuning into AEW. Cornette has not been shy about his dislike for AEW’s product, often criticizing the promotion on his podcast and through social media.
“Your principles will always be tested by people who care more about fame than integrity or money instead of what’s right,” Cornette wrote to Hardy earlier this week. “Cash in & be a w e, or stand up for what you believe in and have a bunch of stupid idiots say you ‘can’t change.’ Words of wisdom. Also don’t do stupid s .”
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Thursday’s season three premiere of Dark Side of the Ring drew 272,000 viewers at 9pm ET on Vice TV, according to Showbuzz Daily.
The episode ranked #74 for the night on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 key demographic, and #101 for the night in viewership.
The season three premiere featured told the story of Brian Pillman. The Nick Gage episode will air next Thursday night on Vice TV.
You can see both parts of the Pillman episode below under our viewership tracker. Part 1 was released online several days ago while part 2 was released earlier on Friday.