Guest Retro Rob Report post Posted July 30, 2003 Last night's Raw drew a 4.2 rating Neilsen Media Research rating (3.6 million households), the same as last week's rating. The first hour of Raw drew a 4.0 rating, the second hour a 4.3 rating. The three minute overrun drew a 5.4 rating, the peak of the show. Credit: PW Torch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted July 30, 2003 Kane = ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Retro Rob Report post Posted July 30, 2003 There is no other explanation for this sudden rise in ratings. Nothing was announced going into this show besides "Steve Austin's Decision" and for some reason I doubt that is what drew the masses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest webmasterofwrestlegame Report post Posted July 30, 2003 Does anywhere post a breakdown of the quarter-hours? Loads of places used to do it when Nitro and RAW went h-2-h and it used to be quite interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Retro Rob Report post Posted July 30, 2003 They do, but usually not right away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 30, 2003 A few more straight 4's and they might be on to something Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted July 30, 2003 Molly Go Round = Ratings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eagan469 Report post Posted July 30, 2003 no JR = ratings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted July 30, 2003 Flair-Goldberg next week should help the ratings. Although this crappy show this week may hurt next week's ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted July 30, 2003 I think people have figured out the pattern... Kane does shit around 1040-1100 and just wait for that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mister foozel Report post Posted July 30, 2003 keep putting on shows people want to see=lots of people watching also, reality TV is dead so people have to come back to RAW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted July 30, 2003 WWE: Want to get a 5.0? Announce Kane/Goldberg on RAW, then at the last second bait and swicth by having someone interrupt ala Vince/SCSA and set it up for Unforgiven. There I rule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Loss4Words Report post Posted July 30, 2003 The 5.4 quarter hour is obviously because of the McMahon involvement in the angle. Gotta love how they position themselves to leach off of anything that gets hot so they can take credit for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Polish_Rifle Report post Posted July 30, 2003 Kane without mask = ratings...for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted July 30, 2003 I am not excited about next week, Goldberg vs Flair means nothing to me. Give me Goldust vs HHH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2003 The reason that the ratings are improving is pretty simple, the've gotten back to sports entertainment. They get an engrossing, if somewhat flawed storyline, and people tune in to see what happens. All the people who say that the era of sports entertainment is over, and that fans want to see pure wrestling now are full of shit. The reason things haven't been working is because they've been doing a shitty job with the storylines, not because they're there. The whole Vince/Hogan storyline was so simplistic, it seemed like something out of a cartoon. Moderately interesting storylines=ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted July 31, 2003 "The reason that the ratings are improving is pretty simple, the've gotten back to sports entertainment." Yeah, that hot wrestling action of ***+ star matches up and down the card we've been getting on Raw for so long was just killing fan interest. I think marks like seeing Kane tear shit up, personally. Plus they've started to build up and promote matches ahead of time rather than simply scribble something onto a napkin Monday afternoon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Old Me Report post Posted July 31, 2003 I believe the ratings have been higher due to, uh, HHH of course!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
