WWE Backstage official premiere averages less than 50k viewers

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WWE Backstage official premiere averages less than 50k viewers

Post by Big Red Machine » Nov 6th, '19, 20:13

Source: www.F4WOnline.com

By Bryan Rose | @br26 | Nov 6, 2019 3:55 pm


The ratings for the official debut of WWE Backstage on FS1 can only be described as disappointing.

ShowBuzzDaily reported that WWE Backstage averaged 49,000 viewers last night, with a 0.02 rating in the 18-49 demo. It did not crack the top 150 shows on cable for Tuesday.

ESPN won the night on cable with college basketball and their College Football Playoff rankings show.

This was the first time that Backstage aired in its regular time slot at 11 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. Two preview episodes aired last month and did significantly better in the ratings, though both of those shows had strong lead-ins.

The first preview episode on October 15, which aired following an MLB playoff game, drew 597,000 viewers. The second episode on October 25, which followed SmackDown airing on FS1 due to the World Series, scored 426,000 viewers.

WWE had promoted last night's show with appearances by Shawn Michaels, John Cena, and Rob Gronkowski. They also advertised an episode of Firefly Fun House featuring new WWE Universal Champion The Fiend Bray Wyatt.
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Re: WWE Backstage official premiere averages less than 50k viewers

Post by Big Red Machine » Nov 6th, '19, 20:13

I'm astounded they think anyone would watch this sort of show.
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