Archive for July, 2007

TV Ratings: a raw deal for wrestling; ‘Grace’ pins down viewers

“Candid Camera”-style spinoff did well enough July 17 (7.9 million viewers) to merit a six-episode midseason pickup. Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen”/”So You Think You Can Dance”

Although ratings spiked for wrestling the week of Chris Benoit’s murder-suicide, viewership has dropped off since then on various World Wrestling Entertainment shows. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Chris Benoit Tragedy - Has It Played A Role In WWE Ratings Decline?

“The WWE should make the ratings an incentive to be pro-active in counseling the wrestlers, and making sure they don’t do steroids.”

Chris Benoit Tragedy - Has It Played A Role In WWE Ratings Decline? by Gia Cortina Has the Chris Benoit tragedy played a role in the recent WWE decline in ratings? WWE Superstar Chris Benoit allegedly killed … via The Post Chronicle

WWE in ratings decline

“The WWE should make the ratings an incentive to be pro-active in counseling the wrestlers, and making sure they don’t do steroids.”

Will Vince McMahon’s WWE suffer a backlash from wrestler Chris Benoit’s June 24 murder of his wife and son and subsequent suicide? The preliminary answer may be yes. via Variety