I dunno. I think it can get close to SmackDown pretty quickly at least. I hope so, anyway.
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WWE and AEW weekly ratings discussion
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I dunno. I think it can get close to SmackDown pretty quickly at least. I hope so, anyway.
I'd like to think that but I'm still keeping my expectations for what they're going do early on fairly modest.
I want to believe in a miracle though. Would be amazing.
Honestly even coming close would probably be enough to spook them
Spook them into booking better or learning any positive lesson, no because that's not how they are anymore, but still
Aren't they also going back to a pre-taped format? Because that's gonna really hurt them too.
My initial optimistic prediction was 1.5 million viewers for the first episode, and my realistic one was 1.2-1.3 million.
That would kill the whole point of the deal. Live content is what WWE is getting so much money for.
TBH anything over 500K is a win, hitting 1M+ would be a big success, going well beyond that would be absolutely huge. If they can even come close to Smackdown in total viewership and sustain it would be absolutely massive for a new promotion and considering how much younger AEW has skewed so far, their 18-49 would be higher as WWE's median viewership age has moved out of it.
Smackdown is going to be on broadcast Fox not FS1, there's a lot more pressure being on proper Fox for them to deliver ratings which is why they have a 3.3M+ expectation for Smackdown. It'll get a bump for being on a broadcast network but probably not a 1.5M boost.
But yeah, I fully expect Brock to cash in on Kofi at some point.
TNA Impact was getting 200,00-250,000 in its first year or so.
And it got 350,000 earlier in the year with Twitch viewers. (Not the same)
AEW should do considerably better than that.
And it got 350,000 earlier in the year with Twitch viewers. (Not the same)
AEW should do considerably better than that.
When you look at YouTube numbers, WWE vids have a way higher count than most AEW and/or Being the Elite vids...minus the Double or Nothing backstage vid, which is easily headed for a million views.
We'll see. I think the next three AEW shows are super important for building momentum and keeping the word of mouth going until the fall.
We'll see. I think the next three AEW shows are super important for building momentum and keeping the word of mouth going until the fall.
Clearly fans are tuning out because they're getting bored of the chase and want Corbin to take his rightful place as the company's top guy already.
People still watch sports and their post-shows. I think people will do it if it's compelling. The WWE isn't and has pissed away a ton of good will over the past several years.
Btw, where the heck is John Cena?
Pretty sure it's copyright infringement to post names from the NXT Generator before they can be randomly assigned
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Video platform numbers mean absolutely nothing in measuring popularity. They're so ambiguous in how they're measured.
I don't think they mean much in terms of random people who are going to be channel surfing and who come across TNT in the fall, but I think it does give you an idea of buzz and what people who are already into wrestling want more of. We'll see.
I'm now really tempering my expectations and will also be happy with viewers anywhere in the 500,000 to 1 million mark for the first show. But hoping for 1.5 million!
The point I'm making is we have no idea what constitutes a view and how that view is started.
Fair enough. As someone with a semi-successful YouTube channel, so much of the algorithm feels arbitrary.
A fantastic thread putting down all of WWE's/WWEfans' excuses defending the product, with WWE-official data proving each excuse wrong
Per Dave, last night's PPV had less paid attendants than WCW's last PPV ever
This is going to get real fun real fast from here
This is going to get real fun real fast from here
AEW might not have to build up to the WWE's level, the WWE might fall down to AEW's level first.
I think they've been unofficially banned or at the very least you're highly discouraged from making one.
I had to do a double take. I thought people were just walking around before the PPV.
There was a live match happening
Actually it was just before the PPV started. Still, this is really bad and embarrassing for the WWE.
WWE might have to start running smaller venues soon. Fun times ahead.
General PPVs should be fine, its the blood money shows that are banned.
It's being reported that they only had 4,500 tickets sold. The other 1,500 in attendance were comps.
Next Mania stadium is the smallest they've had in a while, right?
Ah.. Interesting.
Still horrible. I remember the days when even house shows were packed.
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Raymond James Stadium can be stretched out to 75K but normally holds 66K. If they can't stretch out the seating it would be the lowest since Mania 22 which only held 17K.
WWE house shows are going to be held in bingo halls and high school gymnasiums pretty soon. Though I would love to see an AEW event at the ballroom.
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