Raw rating lowest since July 2012

[BigCrippyZ]

Originally Posted by The CyNick Network subs up 62% YoY The sky is falling!!!!

Proving what exactly?

That people want to watch WWE PPVs for $10/month instead of the former substantially higher rates but care less and less about RAW? Shocker. People want to pay less for something they used to have to pay more for. Even more so if they feel that the quality has declined. Also, if so, that's not good for TV licensing or TV sponsorship revenues for WWE.

Or maybe that people want to watch former WWE, WCW or ECW shows when the quality of the product was superior?

Also, are these subscription increases primarily the result of the Network availability expanding into new markets or an increase in internet access? If so, that would no doubt likely result in higher year to year growth until most markets are reached.

The point is, without specifics, Network subscriber growth alone isn't proof of anything. It certainly doesn't disprove the theory that WWE has for years had horrible quality booking and writing and that it's resulting in RAW's ratings dropping.

[The CyNick]

Originally Posted by BigCrippyZ Proving what exactly? That people want to watch WWE PPVs for $10/month instead of the former substantially higher rates but care less and less about RAW? Shocker. People want to pay less for something they used to have to pay more for. Even more so if they feel that the quality has declined. Also, if so, that's not good for TV licensing or TV sponsorship revenues for WWE. Or maybe that people want to watch former WWE, WCW or ECW shows when the quality of the product was superior? Also, are these subscription increases primarily the result of the Network availability expanding into new markets or an increase in internet access? If so, that would no doubt likely result in higher year to year growth until most markets are reached. The point is, without specifics, Network subscriber growth alone isn't proof of anything. It certainly doesn't disprove the theory that WWE has for years had horrible quality booking and writing and that it's resulting in RAW's ratings dropping.

It shows the health of the business, which has been my over arcing point in this thread.

2013 revenues - $508M
2014 revenues - $543M
2015 revenues - $492M (with a quarter to go)

Yes ratings are down a bit, but it shows how small drops in ratings means very little to the overall picture, which is quite rosy at the moment.

[Big Vic]

Originally Posted by The CyNick It shows the health of the business, which has been my over arcing point in this thread. 2013 revenues - $508M 2014 revenues - $543M 2015 revenues - $492M (with a quarter to go) Yes ratings are down a bit, but it shows how small drops in ratings means very little to the overall picture, which is quite rosy at the moment.

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball WWE released the updated Network numbers and it looks like it might never do any better than just break even for the WWE. 1.2 million overall so far but had a huge drop during the summer. They need to average around 1.2-1.4 million to be at break even, 2 million to make some really good money, and 3-4 million gives them huge financial security.

womp womp

[The CyNick]

Sorry in your brain, what does that show exactly?

My guess is you didn't look at all of their financial statements. On track for over $600M in revenues. But I'm sure you think that's a negative.