Raw rating lowest since July 2012

[#1-norm-fan]

Walking Dead could drop off the face of the earth in the ratings this year and the fact that it went up EVERY YEAR IN THE PREVIOUS 5 YEARS WHILE RAW WENT DOWN makes "TV ratings have been down across the board" as an excuse DEMONSTRABLY WRONG. How hard is this? Good God.

But of course what do demonstrable facts matter when you seem to have no shame when it comes to awkwardly ignoring them for the world to see.

[The CyNick]

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan Walking Dead could drop off the face of the earth in the ratings this year and the fact that it went up EVERY YEAR IN THE PREVIOUS 5 YEARS WHILE RAW WENT DOWN makes "TV ratings have been down across the board" as an excuse DEMONSTRABLY WRONG. How hard is this? Good God. But of course what do demonstrable facts matter when you seem to have no shame when it comes to awkwardly ignoring them for the world to see.

So you think it makes sense to compare the ratings pattern of a show that has been on for well over 20 years vs a show that has been on for not even 6? Cool.

[BigCrippyZ]

Originally Posted by The CyNick So you think it makes sense to compare the ratings pattern of a show that has been on for well over 20 years vs a show that has been on for not even 6? Cool.

Yes, it makes perfect sense, as a rebuttal to your (incorrect) argument that "television viewership is down across the board", as evidence that when you provide well written, compelling, entertaining television, viewership can be substantially higher (like Walking Dead's) than what Raw is averaging.

[The CyNick]

Originally Posted by BigCrippyZ Yes, it makes perfect sense, as a rebuttal to your (incorrect) argument that "television viewership is down across the board", as evidence that when you provide well written, compelling, entertaining television, viewership can be substantially higher (like Walking Dead's) than what Raw is averaging.

Is your argument then that WWE is in the minority - programs that have declined in viewership over the past 12 months? Exceptions don't prove the rule. And best yet, Walking Dead is actually no exception, as I have illustrated.

Or are we only looking at shows that increased for 5 years and then declined? WWE likely fit that bill in the early 2000s. Want to bet if the excellently written Walking Dead lasts 15+ years after their peak like WWE has?

Shows that are the hot product are going to behave outside the norm. If you bother to read articles about the industry as a whole you will learn that TV numbers are down across the board. Doesn't mean you can't come up with the odd exception, but on the whole, the industry is trending down.

[BigCrippyZ]

Originally Posted by The CyNick Is your argument then that WWE is in the minority - programs that have declined in viewership over the past 12 months?

No, while Raw viewership has declined more so in the last 12 months, Raw viewership has actually been in decline for 10+ years.

Originally Posted by The CyNick Shows that are the hot product are going to behave outside the norm. If you bother to read articles about the industry as a whole you will learn that TV numbers are down across the board. Doesn't mean you can't come up with the odd exception, but on the whole, the industry is trending down.

So WWE shouldn't be striving to continually be a hot product then? Obviously, you're going to have down periods and things that WWE can't control, don't work out, etc., but 10+ years of declining mediocrity is pathetic for a company and CEO that was so "innovative" in the prior 30+ years.