How many viewers does WWE get?

Audience. WWE broadcasts to more than 180 countries in 30 languages and can be seen in 1 billion television households worldwide each week. WWE creates seven hours of original programming that is watched by approximately 11 million fans in the United States.

What is the highest viewership of WWE?

WWE Monday Night Raw: Looking Back at the Highest-Rated Episode Ever. On May 10, 1999, WWE broadcast an episode of Raw that achieved an 8.1 rating, the show's highest ever. With the low ratings the show has gotten in recent years, 8.1 seems like a faraway dream of a number. What got so many fans to watch?

How many WWE viewers are there?

Monday's live edition of WWE RAW drew an average of 1.775 million viewers on the USA Network, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily. This is up 1.25% from last week's 1.753 million viewers.

How many viewers did SmackDown get?

In the latest TV ratings, Fox's Friday Night SmackDown this week slipped to its first sub-2 million audience (1.8 mil) since Christmas Eve (when it drew 1.97 mil), while dipping to its lowest demo rating (0.4) since at least September.

In which country WWE is most popular?

India is currently the biggest fanbase for WWE outside the USA, with 335 million unique television viewers annually. India is the biggest market for WWE in terms of Facebook engagement and Youtube viewership (even bigger than the USA).

How is AEW doing in the ratings?

AEW Ratings: 'Dynamite' averages over 1 million viewers for the first time in a month. For the first time in a month, the AEW ratings for “Dynamite” saw All Elite Wrestling's flagship show score over a million average viewers for the March 23 broadcast.

Does AEW have good ratings?

AEW Dynamite Draws Lowest Viewership And Key Demo Rating Since Early March. Wednesday's live edition of AEW Dynamite drew 977,000 viewers on TBS, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily. This is down 1.21% from last week's episode, which drew 989,000 viewers.

How many views did RAW get?

RAW on USA Network: January 7, 2019: 2.324 million viewers.

What gets more views WWE or AEW?

In overall viewership, WWE Raw still came out on top this week, with an average of 1.613 million viewers. AEW Dynamite drew just 1.032 million, but networks and advertisers are clearly biased against WWE so they measure success by the 18-49 demo. WWE Raw ranked 6th place for the night on Monday, behind the NFL.

Who has more viewers RAW or SmackDown?

RAW was down 5.3% in viewers and 7% in 18–49. Both those drops are better than most shows on cable so they are borderline acceptable. SmackDown was up 12.7% in viewers and 30% in 18–49. The latter number is huge under any circumstances.

Is WWE still popular?

6. The Decreasing Interest in the WWE and Pro Wrestling. Pro wrestling is still popular. Millions of viewers tune into Raw and SmackDown every week, I see John Cena T-shirts everywhere, and Vince McMahon is raking in millions upon millions of dollars.

Is WWE popular in Germany?

ProSieben MAXX has aired SmackDown since April 2014. WWE's popularity in Germany continues to grow, with more than half a million viewers on average tuning in to WWE TV programming each week.

Did WWE ratings go down?

Once again, viewership dropped as the show went on as hour one did a 2.96 and hour two did a 2.77, and lost 176,000 viewers. It's probably a good thing Raw is on USA instead of networks such as Fox, CBS, NBC or ABC, because on the major stations, a 2.9 will get you cancelled fast.

When was WWE at its peak?

Perhaps the peak of the 1980s wrestling boom was WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome, which set an attendance record of 93,173. In the main event Hulk Hogan retained the WWF Championship against André the Giant.

What was WWE best year?

2000 was perhaps WWE's most successful year, with a boom in business, incredible television and good PPVs. An incredible roster was deep with future Hall of Famers, and even in shows that weren't necessarily booked well, the talent involved elevated every match, with fans fully invested.

What is the largest WrestleMania attendance?

DALLAS — WWE officials announced Monday that Wrestlemania 38 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas was the highest-attended and highest-grossing WWE event in the company's history. According to the WWE, 156,352 fans from every U.S. state and 53 different countries came to Dallas to attend the event.

Which is bigger WWE or UFC?

In 2015 the UFC was sold for an astounding $4 billion dollars as the fight promotion also reached $600 million dollars in revenue. The WWE has been around for over three decades and they're a permanent niche in the United States as well as a global juggernaut which generates near $700 million dollars in revenue.

Will WWE and AEW work together?

While they are not working together, they are not head-to-head competitors like WCW and WWE were back in the Monday Night War era. AEW is positioned more as an alternative to WWE, and as such, they will be competitive at times, but there is more leeway for crossover content in 2021 than there was in 1995.

Is AEW real or scripted?

It is not just WWE which is scripted, but most pro-wrestling franchises such as All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Ring of Honor Wrestling, etc. are all scripted.

Is WWE a wrestling?

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., commonly shortened to its trade name WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion.

Is Monday Night Raw on every week?

WWE Raw, also known as Monday Night Raw or simply Raw, is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that currently airs live every Monday at 8pm ET on the USA Network in the United States.

Why did Cody leave?

Paul Heyman has weighed in on Cody Rhodes' departure from AEW, saying he believes it was likely due to the promotion not becoming what 'The American Nightmare' originally envisioned.

Is AEW better than WWE?

AEW has routinely outperformed WWE in the rating fight, particularly among the 18-49 demographic. WWE, on the other hand, is sticking to its family-oriented policy. WWE is rated TV-PG, even as AEW is rated TV-14. However, industry analysts point out that AEW will have greater creative latitude as a result.

What is WWE Raw rated?

Prior to 1997, WWF (WWE was known as the World Wrestling Federation until 2002) programming was rated TV-PG. Raw shifted to a TV-14 rating in 1997 amidst direct competition with World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) flagship show Nitro during the Monday Night Wars. It remained with that rating until 2008.