JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 World Wrestling Entertainment's Monday Night RAW Delivers Best Ratings Since April 2002 STAMFORD, Conn.--March 23, 2004-- Coming Off of WrestleMania® XX, WWE® Continues to Build on its Theme Where It All Begins...Again World Wrestling Entertainment®'s (NYSE: WWE) flagship cable program, WWE Monday Night RAW®, delivered its highest cable ratings since April 2002 last night. A special RAW that featured WWE Superstars from RAW and WWE SmackDown! (UPN Thursday's at 8 p.m. ET/PT) participating in a lottery to determine to which program they would be assigned beat all primetime broadcast television programs among male teens, and ranked second versus broadcast primetime among Men 18-24. RAW experienced week-to-week increases among all key demo areas, particularly younger demos. "WrestleMania XX was a spectacular success, and achieved our goal of gaining the attention of fans that are, fans that were and fans that will be. It was also meant to be a platform from which we would re-energize the WWE brand and foster ongoing interest in our television programming," said Kurt Schneider, Executive Vice President, Marketing. "Based on last night's ratings for RAW, I think we are off to a strong start in achieving our goals and retaining the interest of fans who were hooked by WrestleMania XX." In a cliffhanger episode, RAW Superstar Triple H® was moved from RAW to SmackDown!, seeming to break-up the clique Evolution, and it was announced that WWE Superstar Edge® would return from injuries, not to SmackDown!, but to RAW. In addition, SmackDown! General Manager Paul Heyman was moved to RAW and promptly quit, leaving WWE SmackDown! without a general manager. Who will be his replacement? How will Triple H take to a new environment and a new locker room? Will Evolution de-evolve without its leader, Triple H, or is rising Superstar Randy Orton up to the task of keeping the group together? "These are the types of storylines our fans love," noted Schneider. "Part of the reason that we created two stand-alone television programs (RAW and SmackDown!) was to provide more plot twists, new rivalries and intrigue, and we're just starting to realize that creative potential. All I can say is stay tuned. It's going to be a wild ride!" World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto and London. Additional information on the company can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. Information on television ratings and community activities can be found at parents.wwe.com. Trademarks: The names of all World Wrestling Entertainment televised and live programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans and wrestling moves and all World Wrestling Entertainment logos are trademarks which are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 I realize the obscurity of this question, and how it hardly correlates to the topic at hand, but I still feel obligated to ask it anyway.... What the hell WAS the rating? The article doesn't actually SAY it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 I know, I was interested that they didn't mention the actual number either. Must be in the high 4.0's? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), they'll see this as a sign to end the Brand Extension. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), they'll see this as a sign to end the Brand Extension. I don't know about that...I think this will show them that with occasional overlap they can keep it going without ending it completely. I think they might make this draft thing a yearly event, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest webmasterofwrestlegame Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Good for WWE, I say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 I think Vince rigged the Nielsen ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 All four shows in April 2002 got a 4.8 rating, so that is a decent jump of at least .8 if the number is the same or higher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Was April 2002's ratings just for Hogan's return or what? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Was April 2002's ratings just for Hogan's return or what? Actually, they were dropping if I remember correctly. I know they got something in the 5.4 range for the draft night, which was high for the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted March 24, 2004 I notice a direct correlation between the lack of Randy Orton and the massive ratings jump, but maybe that's just me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest webmasterofwrestlegame Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Was April 2002's ratings just for Hogan's return or what? Couldn't be - Hogan returned in Feb with the nWo. April did signify a Hogan title reign though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Was April 2002's ratings just for Hogan's return or what? First month of the brand split Draft got a 5.4 rating, then the next four shows got a 4.8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 OMG WWE IS DYING OMG IT WONT BE AROUND IN A FEW MONTHS~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted March 24, 2004 I notice a direct correlation between the lack of Randy Orton and the massive ratings jump, but maybe that's just me. No Randy Orton = Ratings! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted March 24, 2004 The Raw ratings will be released soon - probably about a 9 share, or something. I told you that the show would nab those ratings - now WWE could just have a Draft Lottery, they'd be on Easy Street. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted March 24, 2004 They just need To go ahead and do the Uncle Eric and Cousin Paul Sitcom for CBS already so it can replace the shitty Raymond show. Heyman and Bisch bickering=Ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 By Dave Scherer This week's number for Raw, which WWE rightfully trumpeted, was a 4.5 cable rating, with a 7 share. That is up from last week's 3.9 and showed that, for one night at least, the lottery was a great idea. The show did hours of 4.4 and 4.6. As mentioned earlier, it was the show's highest rating in almost two years, when it did a 4.8 on April 22, 2002. The highest rated segments were the 4.7 that they did for three different segments, including the overrun. In other positive news, every quarter hour did at least a 4.1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted March 24, 2004 ...it went up .5 and WWE is throwing a party for it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 By Dave Scherer This week's number for Raw, which WWE rightfully trumpeted, was a 4.5 cable rating, with a 7 share. That is up from last week's 3.9 and showed that, for one night at least, the lottery was a great idea. The show did hours of 4.4 and 4.6. As mentioned earlier, it was the show's highest rating in almost two years, when it did a 4.8 on April 22, 2002. The highest rated segments were the 4.7 that they did for three different segments, including the overrun. In other positive news, every quarter hour did at least a 4.1. Next week on RAW: The Referees get drafted Following week: The ring crews get drafted Week after that: Announcers/Interviewers get drafted Week after: Vince drafts random people from the crowd and gives them a job writing storylines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 ...it went up .5 and WWE is throwing a party for it? Half million new viewers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Sweet...I'm all for it... They should bit the bullet and go with the ULTIMATE gimmick throwaway... WWE RAW SINGS~! An All Singing Edition of Raw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Look at their ratings over the last year/2 years, I'd be jumping for joy too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 ...it went up .5 and WWE is throwing a party for it? Half million new viewers? all of whom probably tuned to SpikeTV for the Trucks Marathon and lost their remotes and were too lazy to turn their channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Actually... a .5 increase is only around 375,000 veiwers...as a 1.0 is about 750,000 viewers. so doing a 4.5 comes out to (does math) about 3,375,000 viewers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Considering the show had 3 title matches as the main event it should of done well. Or maybe the new fans wanted to see the crew from TRUCKS come up with ideals to trick out Austin's ATV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Considering the show had 3 title matches as the main event it should of done well. Or maybe the new fans wanted to see the crew from TRUCKS come up with ideals to trick out Austin's ATV. They were probably pissed that Eddy didn't come out in a truck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Benoit as champ = ratings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BDC Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Or maybe the new fans wanted to see the crew from TRUCKS come up with ideals to trick out Austin's ATV. So would OCC making a custom bike for Taker? With... hell, I dunno, a flamethrower on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2004 Or maybe the new fans wanted to see the crew from TRUCKS come up with ideals to trick out Austin's ATV. So would OCC making a custom bike for Taker? With... hell, I dunno, a flamethrower on it. The bike frame would be the Undertaker's symbol and a urn as the fuel tank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
