Paid Members quote the raven Posted February 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 Raw from February 7th: 149,000 in the live airing (up 38,000 viewers/+25%). 59,000 in a replay on Friday evening. Â SmackDown from February 11th: 133,000 in the first airing (up 32,000 viewers/+24%). 33,000 in a replay on Saturday morning. Â NXT from February 8th: 22,000 in a replay on Saturday night. Â Superstars from February 10th: 23,000 in a replay on Saturday night (before NXT). Â The TNA iMPACT! on Challenge TV in the UK (US airdate February 3rd; aired in the UK on February 8th). TNA iMPACT! drew 134,000 viewers, which is their highest UK rating to date. Â Problem was, it was #5 on Challenge TV that week - the top rated show was a re-run of the quiz-show Catchphrase which drew 161,000 viewers on Wednesday evening. Â For reference, the final iMPACT! on Bravo did draw 37,000 (airing Christmas Day), which would make that an increase of 262% (comparing Christmas Day at 9pm to 10pm-midnight on a Tuesday night!) Â So, catchphrase draws more than RAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 Yep, already posted and discussed here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted February 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 I thought iMPACT! has for a while had better numbers than WWE programming? And that it was put down to WWE being broadcast on a specialist package whereas TNA had managed to float on standard digital entertainment channels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift89 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I thought iMPACT! has for a while had better numbers than WWE programming? And that it was put down to WWE being broadcast on a specialist package whereas TNA had managed to float on standard digital entertainment channels? Â Correct, TNA is now on freeview also, so is available to a massive audience compared to WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted February 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 I thought iMPACT! has for a while had better numbers than WWE programming? And that it was put down to WWE being broadcast on a specialist package whereas TNA had managed to float on standard digital entertainment channels? Â Correct, TNA is now on freeview also, so is available to a massive audience compared to WWE. Aye. The ironic thing is, I've yet to catch an episode now it's on Freeview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 24, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 24, 2011 Same here to be honest, I just end up watching it on torrent. However, I have been watching a shedload more game shows to pass the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BionicRedneck Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Catchphrase was mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 I never watch TNA on freeview. I either download it or watch bits and bobs on Youtube. I was sitting down the other night to watch Bullseye and Mr. Anderson and Jeff Hardy were fucking about on the microphone. I wasn't best pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 I never watch TNA on freeview. I either download it or watch bits and bobs on Youtube. I was sitting down the other night to watch Bullseye and Mr. Anderson and Jeff Hardy were fucking about on the microphone. I wasn't best pleased. Â You sure? Hardy's got a bit of the Jim Bowen about him these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 "You can't beat a bit of Bully Ray" Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted February 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 "You can't beat a bit of Bully Ray"Â That brought a smile to my face. Although I can't say I'm a fan of the name, "Bully Ray". It just doesn't sound right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 You have to bear in mind that Sky give the viewers a dizzying amount of opportunities over the week to catch up on WWE. Even if I'm avoding Raw & Smackdown for the week by Sunday the wrap up shows have usually drilled segments into my brain anyway. That said I'm honestly shocked that such a big audience catches Raw at it's 2 AM showing every week. Â Although to be honest those numbers do seem unusually low. Plenty of people across the UK watch wrestling. Those numbers are like ... niche viewing figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugaziuk Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 There not that niche - to say its a show on a ppv channel at 2am in the morning (on a weekday) If you look at the top ratings for shows for 2010 - the ones pulling in the majority of viewers are all the terrestrial channels i think Eastenders and Corrie had about five spots in the top 10 along with Dr Who and England V Germany. So drawing these numbers for subscription Tv is pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Posh Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Do that many people really watch Raw live? Â When it is taken in account the amount of people that record/Sky Plus etc. plus as another poster mentioned about the ample opportunity to catch a replay or recap show , that is quite an impressive number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhenom Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Do that many people really watch Raw live? When it is taken in account the amount of people that record/Sky Plus etc. plus as another poster mentioned about the ample opportunity to catch a replay or recap show , that is quite an impressive number. And thats without all of the people watching it online as well, Raw and Smackdown etc are always in the top 10 or so for sports on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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