Guest humongous2002 Report post Posted July 9, 2003 This week's edition of Raw did a 4.2 cable rating, with a 7 share. That is up from last week's 3.6 and is the show's best rating in many months. The show did hours of 4.0 and 4.5 and was buoyed by a 5.4 for the overrun, where Steve Austin brought Kane to the ring. That was, by far, the highest quarter hour of the show, with the next highest being the 4.7 that they did at 10 p.m. Other than the 3.5 that the show began with, every other quarter was a 4.0 or higher. credit:1wrestling.com It's official the casual tv viewers watch WWE not for the wrestling, but the main event promos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nikowwf Report post Posted July 9, 2003 They started off the show with Booker winning the title, which I think gave people the incentive to stick around. If you make peeps happy, they will keep watching. Plus there was no HHH BURYING SOMEONE PISSING ME OFF MAKING ME CHANGE THE CHANNEL moment. niko Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CronoT Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Compared to last week's show, paint drying would probably get more viewership. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Duncan Eternia Report post Posted July 9, 2003 I was surprised at the raw rating. Booker winning was good but just about everything after that was blah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hass of Pain Report post Posted July 9, 2003 I bet Levesque's blood is boiling seeing the ratings increase by 2/3 of a point when he wasn't even involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Polish_Rifle Report post Posted July 9, 2003 No HHH/Steiner = Ratings! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted July 9, 2003 That's strange. The show wasn't really anything special. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nikowwf Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Obviously all the fans refused to change the channel because if they did they might miss when HHH came out! niko Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Old Me Report post Posted July 9, 2003 IMO, people like Montreal shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BoboBrazil Report post Posted July 9, 2003 I thought this was the first Raw that sucked in like a month, so it figures the Raw rating would rise during it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Watch. Triple H comes back next Monday and the rating will drop to 3.5 again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest edge-o-matic Report post Posted July 9, 2003 We can only hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest humongous2002 Report post Posted July 9, 2003 The scariest thing is that Vince sees this as a reason to give the mega push to Kane, may God save our souls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Goodear Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Seriously, Kane of all people seems to be a ratings draw... thats simply just sick. What the heck is up with that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Ha! However, my fear is that the WWE will think Kane is a draw EDIT: damn, 2 posts too slow on the Kane/draw thing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Polish_Rifle Report post Posted July 9, 2003 I don’t mind Kane getting this push. It beats focusing the show around HHH or Zach Gowan or Vince or Steph or Al Wilson… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BoboBrazil Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Kane isn't a draw. It is the storyline that was a draw. Kane has been in segments before and lost viewers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Now, as long as LESS people watch HeAt, HHH's evil plan will fall through. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted July 9, 2003 *We* know that. Vince may not realize it, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted July 9, 2003 The scariest thing is that Vince sees this as a reason to give the mega push to Kane, may God save our souls. If it brings back the no-selling freakshow Kane who flattens 4 main eventers and leaves in a pissed off mood, then I hope the rating goes through the roof. If it brings back the shitty Kane who gets beaten up by midcarders and falls in love with a second-tier Diva ala Jackie Gayda every six months, then forget it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest redbaron51 Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Kane would go on a tear for about 1-2 months, then he's fighting Al Snow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cherry Blossom Viscount 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2003 The RAW ratings have been up and down for awhile now. It doesn't have to do with anyone or anything. NO ONE IS A DRAW OR NON-DRAW! HHH doesn't draw, Austin doesn't draw, Kane, Bischoff, Jericho etc. etc. In this day and age, the word "draw" should not even come up. No one is drawing from either brand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Caliban Report post Posted July 9, 2003 They have some semblance of an original storyline with the Kane thing, and they are actually addressing it every week, rather than throwing the story away and starting anew. For me, that's why Raw's ratings are starting to hang around the high 3's on average rather than the low 3's. Not Kane specifically - but the fact there is a storyline to follow and reason to tune in next weelk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Kane always gotten good ratings before so this comes to no surprise...Of couse the Casuals are digging this "fresh" angle with Kane... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted July 9, 2003 I actually liked Raw. Despite The end of the HBK segment and Kane's "you think I'm funny" thing, Raw had a lot of good parts. Booker T vs. Christian, The Intergender match, Kane demolishing everything in site, and of ocurse, Jericho calling HBk a liar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted July 9, 2003 WOOOOOO!!!!! No HHH = Ratings!!! Booker winning = Ratings!!! RVD in a main event (match) he can win = Ratings!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FeArHaVoC Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Kane may suck and isn't a draw on his own, but the unmasking storyline really seems to be working. What do you know? The writers actually get someone over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hogan Made Wrestling Report post Posted July 9, 2003 What I found extra funny was there was that one goof in the front with that "Raw Spoiler: HHH Wins" sign, and HHH didn't even make an appearance on the show! Made the guy look like a real idiot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 9, 2003 Now if they can keep this rating for a month straight I'll believe there's something to it. But it'll drop back below 4 next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted July 9, 2003 What I found extra funny was there was that one goof in the front with that "Raw Spoiler: HHH Wins" sign, and HHH didn't even make an appearance on the show! Made the guy look like a real idiot. I thought that was a spoiler for the next 2 months worth of RAW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
