RAW rating hits all-time low on USA network

[Guest tony manero]

"The last edition of Raw garnered a 3.4 rating with a 5.2 share heading into Taboo Tuesday. The 3.4 rating is the lowest rating since the move to the USA Network. The show did hours of 3.2 and 3.5."

 

PWInsider receives the credit.

[Guest *KNK*]

WWE: Clearly, the fans got confused and thought Raw was on Wednesday night, due to the habit of PPV's being Sunday nights for WWE and our PPV being on Tuesday. If you look, You can see that the real ratings should be combined with USA offering of "A Very Brady Sequel" that night. We still offering the most popular quality programing on cable. Also, MNF and the War took away a part of the demos as well.

[hyperchord24]

@KNK: "A very brady sequal," was that on USA wed night?

 

On topic: WWE: It's all austin's fault (well, they might be right this time)

[geniusMoment]

It was all hallows eve.

[Dimensions]

People couldn't see the remote control buttons due to costumes getting in the way.

[2GOLD]

Giant gophers ate key members of the viewing audience, leaving us without a good portion to grab the 5.0 rating we should have received. The gophers have been found and the members of the audience were discovered to have not been eaten, but alive and well to be stored for the long winter.

[Dangerous A]

It was that damned NBA kicking off with 4 games that did it, I tells ya!

[Guest *KNK*]

It was that damned NBA kicking off with 4 games that did it, I tells ya!

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That's the low Taboo Tuesday buy-rate excuse.

[Dangerous A]

Good point. I forgot that the NBA started on Tuesday. I'm a tool.

 

 

Well, the Raw excuse is the male demographic of 18-34, the most coveted, were all out trick or treating.

[Guest Fishyswa]

^Bingo. I'd call a 3.4 suprising, but I'm sure someone will point out that wrestling fans are all losers anyway who stay home on things like Halloween, so it should of really been a 4.0.

[Guest *KNK*]

Good point. I forgot that the NBA started on Tuesday. I'm a tool.

 

 

Well, the Raw excuse is the male demographic of 18-34, the most coveted, were all out trick or treating.

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WWE: It's that damn Snickers fault. What? they are one of our sponsers? we still have them? We meant Reese's Pieces. Their addicting contents altered our fan-base's perception of reality and simply either turned it to SpikeTv again out of habit or, ate the tv itself.

[Guest Fishyswa]

*KNK* IS Jeremy Borash. There's just no sense even arguing.

[Guest *KNK*]

^Bingo. I'd call a 3.4 suprising, but I'm sure someone will point out that wrestling fans are all losers anyway who stay home on things like Halloween, so it should of really been a 4.0.

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Except most halloween parties occured over the past weekend and TOT traditionally ends around 8:00 in most areas.

[Dangerous A]

...and if you are 18-34 and are trick or treating without a kid, you've got problems that need addressing with a professional.

[nl5xsk1]

Cena's teh suXor. Take teh belt off of him and give it to Triple HHH.

[Guest *KNK*]

*KNK* IS Jeremy Borash. There's just no sense even arguing.

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You do realize everyone else in this thread is doing the "let's make up silly excuses to cover up the fact WWE ratings are low because of the product", correct?

[Guest *KNK*]

...and if you are 18-34 and are trick or treating without a kid, you've got problems that need addressing with a professional.

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What about those poor people giving out the candy? Clearly the over-use of their hands prevented them from using the remote to turn on USA.

[The Robfather]

I blame Vince and Vince alone.

[Guest Fishyswa]

IT WAS FUCKING HALLOWEEN.

 

Sorry but around here, when it's halloween, everyone with a life is either at a club, party, or out on the streets. This "oh it ends at 8" and "most parties were on the weekend" shit doesn't fly. 90% of Halloween parties were on Monday. Curfew around here is 10 and isn't even enforced until 11:00. If you were sitting home watching TV monday between the hours 0f 7-11, you were in the minority.

 

But go ahead and tell me I live in bizarro world, and how this rating is a clear sign that the WWE is dying, and how next weeks 3.6+ is just the result of people looking for a TNA replay. Sometimes the air is just ripe with crack smoke in this forum....

[snuffbox]

^Bingo. I'd call a 3.4 suprising, but I'm sure someone will point out that wrestling fans are all losers anyway who stay home on things like Halloween, so it should of really been a 4.0.

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Except most halloween parties occured over the past weekend and TOT traditionally ends around 8:00 in most areas.

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I honestly dont know of many events actually on Halloween night if it isnt a weekend. In Madison its always the Fri/Sat before for the huge parties/riots. After my long weekend, Im more than happy to sit at home givin candy to kiddies...and miss Raw.

 

Hell in my area trick or treat is done by 6.

[2GOLD]

*KNK* IS Jeremy Borash. There's just no sense even arguing.

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You do realize everyone else in this thread is doing the "let's make up silly excuses to cover up the fact WWE ratings are low because of the product", correct?

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...we were? You trying to say the giant gophers AREN'T real?!?!

[Adam]

You guys have a curfew over there?

[Enigma]

What a horribly misleading topic. RAW's done MUCH lower on USA.

 

Back when the nWo was getting hot in mid-96, RAW was pulling ratings in the high 1s. They almost got bumped to midnight their ratings were so low.

[2GOLD]

What a horribly misleading topic. RAW's done MUCH lower on USA.

 

Back when the nWo was getting hot in mid-96, RAW was pulling ratings in the high 1s. They almost got bumped to midnight their ratings were so low.

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That was with competition. The only competition it had Monday night was Halloween 5. I don't think people were dying to see Donald Pleasance. Then again, the Donald does equal ratings.

[jwpeer]

Steelers were playing monday night.

 

Steelers = ratings

[snuffbox]

Everyone mustve been out til curfew...where do you live fishywa? South Carolina?

[Promoter]

Maybe it had to do with Bischoff's cheap Mcmahon evil boss gig to end last week's show. I mean having Linda, Vince, and Stephanie is bad enough. Throw in Bischoff and you got the symptoms of clicker happy fingers.

[snuffbox]

It wasnt Snitskys fault...

[Guest Fishyswa]

"Everyone mustve been out til curfew...where do you live fishywa? South Carolina?"

 

NY.

[geniusMoment]

IT WAS FUCKING HALLOWEEN.

 

Sorry but around here, when it's halloween, everyone with a life is either at a club, party, or out on the streets. This "oh it ends at 8" and "most parties were on the weekend" shit doesn't fly. 90% of Halloween parties were on Monday. Curfew around here is 10 and isn't even enforced until 11:00. If you were sitting home watching TV monday between the hours 0f 7-11, you were in the minority.

 

But go ahead and tell me I live in bizarro world, and how this rating is a clear sign that the WWE is dying, and how next weeks 3.6+ is just the result of people looking for a TNA replay. Sometimes the air is just ripe with crack smoke in this forum....

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Bull fucking shit. No chance in hell were 90% of the Halloween parties on Monday. I can tell you in my college not one, do you understand that, not one halloween party was on Monday. Not only that, every single club in Cincy had halloween parties on Saturday night, not Monday. I should know, I was at Red Cheatah on Sat. night, maybe I should have told those people that their party was a couple of days too soon. How stupid are you? Have you ever even been to a club?