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    Quote Originally Posted by BaconBits View Post
    The ratings don't erally include the cordcutters streaming through apps like DirectTVNow, Playstation Vue, and Sling TV.

    The ratings really aren't indicative of interest, and TV people completely understand that. It's why the WWE got billion dollar TV deals even with ratings on the decline.
    Yeah that last paragraph makes the idiots who use those numbers to say WWE will be gone soon just look laughably stupid. If these numbers were a concern, do you think Fox would invest 1 billion dollars in them? Then again, Iâ??m sure some random internet wrestling â??fanâ? knows more than the top executives at Fox.

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    Again WWE lost 30% of their viewership in one year. You can't brush that off like it's nothing. WWE certainly isn't. Ultimately they're fine for now, but what if the ratings continue to fall? How low can they get before something happens?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slyfox696 View Post
    Quite a while. You cannot compare total numbers. TV networks don't care about those.

    TV networks care about demographics, particularly demographics mostly attractive to advertisers. And Raw is a live program (not taped) that appeals to the correct demographics and does comparatively well in the ratings. They are going to be just fine.

    Not to be THAT person, but Raw was not getting 6's (or even 5's regularly) a decade ago. If they got a rating in the 4s, it was a good night. Source

    That said, your overall point is correct. It's not about total numbers, it is about comparative numbers in demographics.
    I completely agree. However, after WWE's Q1 figures were released I found it odd that Vince used the excuse of talent injuries to explain the ratings and attendance decline. We know that Lesnar, Rousey, Triple H, HBK, Taker and co have been around the past year and ratings were still declining. And Roman Reigns? They were declining before and after his time off. WWE's talent pool is arguably the best it has ever been. The fact that Vince used this as an excuse has me concerned on this occasion. Especially because their revenue and operating income had declined this time and also because Network subscribers aren't growing at the rate expected. I think there were more subscribers around WM34 than there were for 35 (or it may have been the growth in subscribers that was higher around 34).

    I've never really cared for the ratings decline, but the signs aren't looking good. The fact that they haven't found their new John Cena yet hasn't helped either. Nobody's stepped up to take that brass ring yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fire Marshall Bill View Post
    Yeah that last paragraph makes the idiots who use those numbers to say WWE will be gone soon just look laughably stupid. If these numbers were a concern, do you think Fox would invest 1 billion dollars in them? Then again, I’m sure some random internet wrestling “fan” knows more than the top executives at Fox.
    If the low ratings weren't a concern, WWE wouldn't have implemented the Wild Card Rule.

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    Just another step towards ending the brand split, again.

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    They should never have done the split in the first place. There's only so many main event stars they have now, so keeping what top talent they have on the same damn show would be good.

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