Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 By Dave Meltzer Despite the one week push with a loaded line-up, Raw fell to a 3.4 rating last night. Which is down from last weeks 3.9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiker_ir 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 i don't get it, with good shows and actually hyping for the next shows and people still watched the show more when it sucked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 That's a big plunge, too. Do RAW's ratings typically do better or worse in the summer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 O U C H I mean they hyped last night up like a PPV, the show was somewhat decent and it only got a 3.4? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 I think a lot of people dropped off after that horrible first hour. Hell, the whole show was a write off really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 I guess you could argue that there wasn't that one big match to draw the viewers in, either, like Benoit vs. HBK the week before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 What the hell happened? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted May 12, 2004 When does the new Nielsen system go into effect? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 I'm pretty shocked about this. Not only did they have the lineup out a week in advance...but it was a really good lineup (a million times better than the SD! ppv). Also...surprising because Raw has been good for a while now...consistently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Vince: Back to Pushing Kane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hunger4unger Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Just slightly lower due to the sweeps (whatever they are). Nothing to panic about. 3.4 is still a great number for RAW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted May 12, 2004 No it's not. It went from a 4.2 to 3.9 to 3.4. That's a HUGE drop. The sucky thing? Raw has been very good...which is baffling me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 So that means that RAW and SD had roughly the same number of viewers then (since 1 ratings point on broadcast equals more people than 1 ratings point in the cable ratings)? That's not good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Well look at it this way..... the more prominent HHH is in the title picture, the lower ratings go. When Shawn vs Benoit was advertised, the ratings was high. Then the actual Raw of Shawn/Benoit where HHH ruins the end, it drops a little. Now the announcement of HHH being reintroduced in the title picture (Silly me he never left it), it drops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 I guess their plan to make everyone fall asleep during Edge/Orton so that they couldn't change the channel didn't work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Just slightly lower due to the sweeps (whatever they are). If you don't know what sweeps are to begin with, how can you say that they're responsible for a 0.5 ratings drop? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaosrage 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 i don't get it, with good shows and actually hyping for the next shows and people still watched the show more when it sucked Last week had Benoit/HBK. This week was hyped up but HBK and Benoit weren't on the card and the only thing that looked like it would be worth seeing was Christian/Jericho. I mean, one of these hyped up matches was Edge vs Orton. So I'm not shocked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 People don't want to watch MATCHES, though. They want Kane setting people on fire and comedy skits and Cena doing lame raps and Vince making people kiss his ass! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Obviously, everyone was drawn in by the exciting season finale of 7th Heaven and Everwood. I must be the fault of Benoit, even though they didn't even bother having him on the show at all. And next week, we have the HIGHLY anticipated match between Lita and Trish! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nanks Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Oh dear, that's bad. It doesn't bode well for the future when the good shows with good build-up do badly and the not as good shows with little build-up do well. You really couldn't blame them for thinking one formula is better than the other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SpiderFan Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Benoit wasn't on Raw last night except in the little video package. Lack of Benoit = low ratings! Seriously, I'm shocked it dropped. Raw was good on paper, and all the announced matches at had least a week of hype. Was there anything 'big' on last night to draw viewers away? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Chris Benoit = Ratings No Benoit, No Good Rating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hunger4unger Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Just slightly lower due to the sweeps (whatever they are). If you don't know what sweeps are to begin with, how can you say that they're responsible for a 0.5 ratings drop? Because I am aware that these sweeps things are popular amongst TV viewers, especially amongst WWE's demographic. Sweeps are something to do with basketball, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SpiderFan Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Just slightly lower due to the sweeps (whatever they are). If you don't know what sweeps are to begin with, how can you say that they're responsible for a 0.5 ratings drop? Because I am aware that these sweeps things are popular amongst TV viewers, especially amongst WWE's demographic. Sweeps are something to do with basketball, right? Sweeps are when the ratings actually count. The higher your ratings during 'sweeps' weeks, the more you can charge for advertising during your program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted May 12, 2004 People didn't care about Jericho and Christian? I'm SHOCKED! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Sweeps are the week where TV stations throw guest stars and big events on all week so they can try to get the best ratings possible. I think the ratings during sweeps determine how much stations can look for in advertising fees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Just slightly lower due to the sweeps (whatever they are). If you don't know what sweeps are to begin with, how can you say that they're responsible for a 0.5 ratings drop? Because I am aware that these sweeps things are popular amongst TV viewers, especially amongst WWE's demographic. Sweeps are something to do with basketball, right? Sweeps are when the ratings actually count. The higher your ratings during 'sweeps' weeks, the more you can charge for advertising during your program. For those not getting what Hunger is doing, they are making a light jab at the WWE for it is obvious they will blame the start of sweeps for the drop in ratings. Which would work, if Monday had anything worthwhile that the WWE audience would give two flying craps about. If they aren't joking and don't know what sweeps are....god help us all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Just slightly lower due to the sweeps (whatever they are). If you don't know what sweeps are to begin with, how can you say that they're responsible for a 0.5 ratings drop? Because I am aware that these sweeps things are popular amongst TV viewers, especially amongst WWE's demographic. Sweeps are something to do with basketball, right? Sweeps are when the ratings actually count. The higher your ratings during 'sweeps' weeks, the more you can charge for advertising during your program. Sweeps week occurs in February and May and are when TV shows determine their new advertising rates for the following year, which are dependant on their ratings for the week (that's usually when season finales pull out all the stops to get viewers). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 I don't follow network tv, but maybe there was some big season finale or something. Hopefully, they don't go into panic mode and do any of the following: - Put the belt back on HHH - Push some green OVW "talent" to the ME - Acquire a washed up vet and insert him in the ME - Give the McMahons a more dominant tv role Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2004 Come on guys! I provided the best evidence of the ratings decline! It's HHH! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
