Television ratings for WWE and TNA programming from May 11 to May 15, 2014.
Total Divas: The 5/11 show drew 750,000 viewers, a new all-time low for the show on the E! Network. The show also didn’t place among the top 100 shows on cable that night among the key 18-49 demographic. The show had the usual competition from Game of Thrones (6.40 million), NBA Playoffs (4.50 million) and the NHL Playoffs (1.71 million and 1.78 million).
WWE RAW: The 5/12 show drew a 2.87 cable rating with 4.01 million viewers. It ended up as the lowest overall rating for the show so far in 2014. It had heavy sports competition going up against the NBA Playoffs (5.54 million viewers) and NHL Playoffs (1.61 million viewers). Despite the recent drops in the overall rating for the show in recent weeks, it continues to rank among the top 25 shows on cable every week.
TNA Impact Wrestling: The 5/15 show drew a 0.83 cable rating with 1.05 million viewers. It ended up as the lowest overall rating for the show so far in 2014. In demographics the show drew a 0.60 among males 18-34 and 0.66 among males 35-49. It went up against the NBA Playoffs (5.31 million viewers).
WWE Smackdown: The 5/16 show drew a 1.77 cable rating with 2.49 million viewers. It ended up at No. 4 for the night on cable, although it didn’t go up against many major competition that Friday night.
Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, TVbythenumbers.com