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**Jordan** · 07-01-2021, 07:54 PM

I'm not certain of how the nelson ratings actually work. I don't think that I've ever been apart of the tracking until I started using Sling and opted into the system. My whole entire life I know of approximately zero people who are knowingly apart of the the nelson tracking system. From my understanding it's an educated guess from a small group of around 20 thousand or so homes in the US. I know there has been some drama about this recently from Sean Ross Sapp or one of the other journalists but regardless, I don't think that the Nelson system can give an accurate representation of those who watch the program they are reporting. In 2021 most people that I know in the 20's/30's age range don't subscribe to any cable service at all, at least in NYC, and steam what they want to see from Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Amazon or on occasion the free year of Paramount, Peacock or Discovery that they get from their cell provider.

All of that into consideration is why WWE is still a big get for tv providers because 1.5 million or so estimated live viewers even though it's a quarter of what it once regularly was is still a success. Though WWE ratings are dropping every week and have done so for 20 years,.

AEW have at least maintained a larger portion of their estimated neislon audience, which is a lot more impressive than dropping lower and lower each week. I would esitmate AEW's median number to be around 800k give or take, with a peak thus far at I think 1.1 or 1.3. I believe WWE'S peak is in the 8.0 region and at one time had many shows in 4.0-5.0 area. Now WWE is in the 1.5 area and dropping every week.

So that's the perspective that makes this senseless AEW bashing make zero sense.

07-01-2021, 07:54 PM	#5117
Jordan It's a blood match! Posts: 27,375	I'm not certain of how the nelson ratings actually work. I don't think that I've ever been apart of the tracking until I started using Sling and opted into the system. My whole entire life I know of approximately zero people who are knowingly apart of the the nelson tracking system. From my understanding it's an educated guess from a small group of around 20 thousand or so homes in the US. I know there has been some drama about this recently from Sean Ross Sapp or one of the other journalists but regardless, I don't think that the Nelson system can give an accurate representation of those who watch the program they are reporting. In 2021 most people that I know in the 20's/30's age range don't subscribe to any cable service at all, at least in NYC, and steam what they want to see from Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Amazon or on occasion the free year of Paramount, Peacock or Discovery that they get from their cell provider. All of that into consideration is why WWE is still a big get for tv providers because 1.5 million or so estimated live viewers even though it's a quarter of what it once regularly was is still a success. Though WWE ratings are dropping every week and have done so for 20 years,. AEW have at least maintained a larger portion of their estimated neislon audience, which is a lot more impressive than dropping lower and lower each week. I would esitmate AEW's median number to be around 800k give or take, with a peak thus far at I think 1.1 or 1.3. I believe WWE'S peak is in the 8.0 region and at one time had many shows in 4.0-5.0 area. Now WWE is in the 1.5 area and dropping every week. So that's the perspective that makes this senseless AEW bashing make zero sense.