The latest television ratings figures for WWE and TNA ('July 22-July 28')
On Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 6:37 PM EST Here is a breakdown for the latest WWE and TNA television ratings courtesy of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
The 7/28 edition of WWE Monday Night Raw drew a final 3.6 cable rating (rounded up from a 3.56) with 5.25 million viewers. The show did a 2.99 in males 18-49 and 1.53 in women 18-49. The average viewer of the show was 34 years old.
TNA Impact on July 24 drew a 1.1 cable rating (or a 1.1) with 1.5 million viewers. The show did a 0.71 in males 18-34 and 0.95 in males 35-49. Quarter hours were 1.11, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.14, 1.19, 1.11 and 1.17, which was one of the strongest finishes to the show in a while.
ECW on Sci Fi on July 22 did a 1.5 cable rating (rounded up from a 1.47) with 1.99 million viewers. That was the highest rating the show has received so far in 2008 and the highest since the October 30, 2007 "Halloween" show that did a 1.60 rating. The show did a 1.0 in males 18-34, 1.2 in males 35-49 and a strong 1.9 among teen males.
In regards to the sudden increase in ratings for ECW since the draft, kids under 11 are up 46% (attributed to Hornswoggle and Matt Hardy) and male teens are up 58%. Everything else with males is up although women between 12-34 are down. It should also be noted that for the taped/live split among viewers, the 7/1 edition of ECW on Sci Fi had 95% live and 5% watching on tape. The 6/24 show had 92% live and 8% on tape.