Zetterberg is God 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Smackdown drew a 3.2 Neilsen Media Research rating last night, down from last week's 3.4 rating. According to a source with access to quarter hour figures, the show began with a very low 2.6 rating for the first quarter hour, then increased steadily to a 3.6 peak at the start of the second hour. It then dropped to a 3.3 during the dreaded seventh quarter hour (which usually features the weakest segment of the entire show), and then returned to its peak level of 3.6 for the final quarter hour. Among the male teen demographic, the Dawn-Torrie-Al segment drew the highest rating of the show by far, even though among all viewers, the Dawn-Torrie-Al segment drew the same rating as the main event. Credit: PWTorch.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christ I can just imagine the next booking meeting Paul Heyman: I think a good match next week will bring the ratings up Vince McMahon: Naw we should just give them more Al Wilson. He's a ratings bonanza! Steph: I agree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Respect The 'Taker Report post Posted December 14, 2002 A-Train = RATINGS! Vince after seeing this weeks ratings... Vince - "Well...it's obvious they need more Albert" Illusion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Among the male teen demographic, the Dawn-Torrie-Al segment drew the highest rating of the show by far, even though among all viewers, the Dawn-Torrie-Al segment drew the same rating as the main event. Kevin Dunn was right. Whoopdie fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BoboBrazil Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Since the hoss pushes and Stephanie took over production of segments, Smackdown ratings have been sliding... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest the pinjockey Report post Posted December 14, 2002 There was not enough support for Albert on this episode. I know I didn't watch for the first time in weeks after reading the spoilers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Faith in the wrestling world is dissipating slowly when Dawn and Torrie's segment is the second highest segment. Then again, bet people were waiting for them to show the clips of the suppossed HLA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted December 14, 2002 So the beginning of the show was the lowest rated segments...and what two matches opened the show? Rikishi v. B^2 Bill DeMott v. Shannon Moore Oh yeah, JR's boys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted December 14, 2002 There was not enough support for Albert on this episode. I know I didn't watch for the first time in weeks after reading the spoilers. Yeah...I tuned in for the Los Guerreros match and missed the entire show up until that point. I shut the TV off during that Dawn/Al/Torrie crap (once Torrie's nipples weren't prominently in the shot. Hypnotizing, I swear...). Turned it back on when it was done--then I heard Big Show's music... *click* Sorry, Kurt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted December 14, 2002 So the beginning of the show was the lowest rated segments...and what two matches opened the show? Rikishi v. B^2 Bill DeMott v. Shannon Moore Oh yeah, JR's boys Yeah, but...ALBERT WAS IN THE MAIN EVENT and it drew strong ratings!! Kurt who? Edge who? Silly, the one-two punch of A-Train and Big Show obviously drew that rating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted December 14, 2002 I'm sure that's their argument... Albert: "But our match drew the highest rating." Big Show: "Yeah, we're so over!" *jumping high five* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheyCallMeMark Report post Posted December 14, 2002 After seeing the beginning of the Dawn/Torrie video packadge, I explained to my dad what happened last Thursday, and said we shouldn't watch this weeks episode so we could do our part in letting Vince know we don't support soap opera bullshit. He agreed and we watched Friends. I'm not sure if it was worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted December 14, 2002 After seeing the beginning of the Dawn/Torrie video packadge, I explained to my dad what happened last Thursday, and said we shouldn't watch this weeks episode so we could do our part in letting Vince know we don't support soap opera bullshit. He agreed and we watched Friends. I'm not sure if it was worth it. Yeah, but do you have a Nielson box? If not, it doesn't matter unless you simply don't want to see it. It won't affect ratings, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted December 14, 2002 I'm sure that's their argument... Albert: "But our match drew the highest rating." Big Show: "Yeah, we're so over!" *jumping high five* Now I'm picturing Show and Albert as the Big Hairy Hoss versions of Edge and Christian. Would THAT get them over? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted December 14, 2002 I'm sure that's their argument... Albert: "But our match drew the highest rating." Big Show: "Yeah, we're so over!" *jumping high five* Now I'm picturing Show and Albert as the Big Hairy Hoss versions of Edge and Christian. Would THAT get them over? Well...it would only help them...although it would have them on tv more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheyCallMeMark Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Well, I didn't want to watch that crap anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Christ I can just imagine the next booking meeting Paul Heyman: I think a good match next week will bring the ratings up Vince McMahon: Naw we should just give them more Al Wilson. He's a ratings bonanza! Steph: I agree Who's to say that Heyman didn't write those segments? Let's not forget Beulah/Kimona, people. Hell, I recall a wwe.com interview earlier this year where Heyman flat out said that he loves lesbians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Christ I can just imagine the next booking meeting Paul Heyman: I think a good match next week will bring the ratings up Vince McMahon: Naw we should just give them more Al Wilson. He's a ratings bonanza! Steph: I agree Who's to say that Heyman didn't write those segments? Let's not forget Beulah/Kimona, people. Hell, I recall a wwe.com interview earlier this year where Heyman flat out said that he loves lesbians. Beulah/Kimona didn't run for 14 weeks. They pretty much just did the one angle in the ring, then they both came to thr ring with him for a while...this is hardly the same thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheArchiteck Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Smackdown is really going down... personally I find Raw more entertaining now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Based on the last three weeks, I find them equally boring. Both have there spots, but a lot of it has been lackluster lastely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoCalMike Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Christ I can just imagine the next booking meeting Paul Heyman: I think a good match next week will bring the ratings up Vince McMahon: Naw we should just give them more Al Wilson. He's a ratings bonanza! Steph: I agree Who's to say that Heyman didn't write those segments? Let's not forget Beulah/Kimona, people. Hell, I recall a wwe.com interview earlier this year where Heyman flat out said that he loves lesbians. Beulah/Kimona didn't run for 14 weeks. They pretty much just did the one angle in the ring, then they both came to thr ring with him for a while...this is hardly the same thing Exactly. Beulah/Kimona was not built up, it was not eluded to for 3 months. It was not trying to be a draw. It was simply just a part of 1 match and then it was over. Beulah and Kimona came to the ring a couple times together but the lesbianism lasted for one show and it was over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest blachuuh_monkey Report post Posted December 14, 2002 If Torrie and Dawn Marie wound up making a hardcore lesbian porn and that is what they show at the PPV then this horrible angle might have been worth it. But since you know they obviously didn't it can go to hell. I guarantee it was Heyman's idea. Oh Yeah, I FUCKING HATE ALBERT!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest midnight_burn Report post Posted December 14, 2002 So the beginning of the show was the lowest rated segments...and what two matches opened the show? Rikishi v. B^2 Bill DeMott v. Shannon Moore Oh yeah, JR's boys And you know poor Shannon will get the blame, it'll have nothing to do with JR's beloved hoss trio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Will Scarlet Report post Posted December 14, 2002 It is nice to see "Mr. Charisma" Al Wilson draws such good ratings. The WWF should put the title on this guy, asap! The world needs Al Wilson: Smackdown champion! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BA_Baracus Report post Posted December 14, 2002 It's all Albert's tiny shorts fault. I'm sure that man has set a record for "fattest guy wearing the smallest shorts" in wrestling history... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FeArHaVoC Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Beulah/Kimona was not built up, it was not eluded to for 3 months. It was not trying to be a draw. It was simply just a part of 1 match and then it was over. Beulah and Kimona came to the ring a couple times together but the lesbianism lasted for one show and it was over. Wasn't that also because Heyman got in hot water for that? This was like 1996, and I got ECW on the MSG Channel then. They never showed this episode. I got a Repeat from the week before, then 3 weeks later they dropped ECW. I went years without seeing ECW on TV, until they were finally picked up by another station up here. I thought ECW was canceled in a few areas over this angle? Probably why Heyman dropped it so fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Invader3k Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Anyone else notice lately how both on RAW and Smackdown, if the good workers are featured, the shows get decent ratings, but when the hosses~! are shown, the ratings go down? You'd think the WWE would by now. Kurt Angle is right...the WWE needs to hire more small to mid-sized guys that can actually work and keep up with the pace he and the other Smackdown Six are setting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted December 14, 2002 I noticed that, too. However, Vince thinks that hosses will draw more. Oh well, I guess Kurt's wrong. Vince knows better. JR knows better. NYCTA apparently knows better, right? All because Vince doesn't second guess "my waying" his way into lost millions. And if they are going to do the lesbian angle, DO IT ALREADY! Get it over with, because no one gives a crap about Torrie, Dawn, or Al (except Dean) and their characters. None of them are wrestlers, can act, and they are worthless unless Dawn/Torrie are taking off their clothes. THIS IS THE AAAAAANGLE THAT NEVER ENDS!! IT GOES ON AND ON MY FRIENDS!! At least angles like Austin/McMahon that were long like this, you know, people gave a shit about and involved wrestlers? And Kane/Pete Rose had a long term angle, but at least it didn't stink up the TV with stupid, long-drawn out interviews and horrible acting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ram Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Smackdown drew a 3.2 Neilsen Media Research rating last night, down from last week's 3.4 rating. According to a source with access to quarter hour figures, the show began with a very low 2.6 rating for the first quarter hour, then increased steadily to a 3.6 peak at the start of the second hour. It then dropped to a 3.3 during the dreaded seventh quarter hour (which usually features the weakest segment of the entire show), and then returned to its peak level of 3.6 for the final quarter hour. Among the male teen demographic, the Dawn-Torrie-Al segment drew the highest rating of the show by far, even though among all viewers, the Dawn-Torrie-Al segment drew the same rating as the main event. Credit: PWTorch.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christ I can just imagine the next booking meeting Paul Heyman: I think a good match next week will bring the ratings up Vince McMahon: Naw we should just give them more Al Wilson. He's a ratings bonanza! Steph: I agree Problem with that is that this is a wrestling show. You can't aplly that formula to the whole show to try and increase ratings, and a small peak isn't going to change much if anything. I think it's sadder that they are depending on the lowest common denominator -- horny kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RenegadeX28 Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Lately, Smackdown hasn't been as good as usual. What really is killing SD right now.........of course, the Big Slow, and the new A-Train. Big Show has not shown how much of a champ he has been. They never put the title on the line, only for that one match with Edge, but that was it! I really hope Angle wins this Sunday. PLEASE! A-Train, from Velocity to SD main event. If that isn't crappy booking, I don't know what is. I have never recognized him as a heel. The only thing that made him a personality was T & A. That stint with Scotty 2 Hotty, that killed his character, badly......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted December 14, 2002 Smackdown drew a 3.2 Neilsen Media Research rating last night, down from last week's 3.4 rating. According to a source with access to quarter hour figures, the show began with a very low 2.6 rating for the first quarter hour, then increased steadily to a 3.6 peak at the start of the second hour. It then dropped to a 3.3 during the dreaded seventh quarter hour (which usually features the weakest segment of the entire show), and then returned to its peak level of 3.6 for the final quarter hour. Among the male teen demographic, the Dawn-Torrie-Al segment drew the highest rating of the show by far, even though among all viewers, the Dawn-Torrie-Al segment drew the same rating as the main event. Credit: PWTorch.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christ I can just imagine the next booking meeting Paul Heyman: I think a good match next week will bring the ratings up Vince McMahon: Naw we should just give them more Al Wilson. He's a ratings bonanza! Steph: I agree Problem with that is that this is a wrestling show. You can't aplly that formula to the whole show to try and increase ratings, and a small peak isn't going to change much if anything. I think it's sadder that they are depending on the lowest common denominator -- horny kids. "Sports Entertainment." Not wrestling. "Sports Entertainment." The monkeys writing this crap likely are told to repeat that ad naseum like the pledge of allegiance every morning. Vince hates "wrestling," and wants to be taken seriously in the entertainment business. So he hires hack-writers who couldn't cut it in Hollywood (i.e. they really REALLY suck), then hires his daughter (who has no qualifications that I know of) to oversee them. And he has them write stuff like this crap, and thus NO ONE takes him seriously. If he'd come to terms with being a wrestling promoter, and try to do that well, WWE wouldn't likely be in such a hole right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
