Raw rating lowest since July 2012

[Emperor Smeat]

Is AMC currently dealing with a major ratings crisis or Walking Dead dealing with a constantly sharp viewership drops? Answer for both is no.

2015 likely is the series peak considering the numbers but Season 6 was still hovering with Season 4 for numbers. Some weeks being better, some being lower, and then close to a tie near the end.

Even with the almost 2 million drop, its still almost 2 million higher than 2013's finale which is something that can't be said the same for WWE's post-Mania shows and RAW in general.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wa...ies%29#Ratings

[The CyNick]

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball Is AMC currently dealing with a major ratings crisis or Walking Dead dealing with a constantly sharp viewership drops? Answer for both is no. 2015 likely is the series peak considering the numbers but Season 6 was still hovering with Season 4 for numbers. Some weeks being better, some being lower, and then close to a tie near the end. Even with the almost 2 million drop, its still almost 2 million higher than 2013's finale which is something that can't be said the same for WWE's post-Mania shows and RAW in general. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wa...ies%29#Ratings

The reason Walking Dead was brought up in the first place was in response to TV being down across the board. A poster brought up Walking Dead as a show that has not declined. I said it then, and it has played out through seasons end that even the most popular show on cable has declined.

I never said it's following RAW exactly in every year, because RAW is in its 20 whatever year and TWD is in its 6th. I've said this before, but let's see where TWD's numbers are in 15 years or so.

[BigCrippyZ]

Originally Posted by The CyNick The reason Walking Dead was brought up in the first place was in response to TV being down across the board. A poster brought up Walking Dead as a show that has not declined. I said it then, and it has played out through seasons end that even the most popular show on cable has declined.

Actually I brought up Walking Dead in the first place to show that, in comparison to Raw, if you have compelling, well written television, more buzz will follow and thus significantly more people will watch the show.

It was only later on that you started making the argument that television show ratings were down across the board for the last 5+ years. In order to rebut that, Walking Dead was again brought up as an example of that not being true when you have a compelling, well written show.

It wasn't until this 6th season when Walking Dead's ratings fell by less than 9% compared to last season. Until this last season, Walking Dead's ratings increased by at least 8% every season, and often increased by significantly more than that.

[The CyNick]

I don't know if I said every show on TV has declined over the past five years. What I said was that numbers are down across the board. There have been multiple articles written on the subject by well respected publications in the TV game. You can look them up in case you want to educate yourself on the subject.

The other issue which I have addressed is that TWD is at a different point in their life cycle to where RAW is. But even with that consideration, TWD has still fallen into the trend of declining ratings, like RAW.

A better comparison would be another show that has been on for a long time and isn't in an expected growth phase. The Simpsons numbers have declined every year for the past 5 and if you compare this year's numbers to five years ago they are down 28%. The trouble for a show like The Simpsons is its on network tv and the threshold for success is much higher than cable. RAW in comparison while also down for several years, they have maintained their #1 spot on Monday on cable. If the industry as a whole was not in decline, RAW would be outside the top ten by now. At the end you are measured against your peers, and RAW continues to deliver big time. The unprecedented interest in advertisers proves things are actually good from a TV perspective. But I don't expect anyone else on here to appreciate that nuance.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

You are right qcynick raw is doing amazingly for an out of touch,mediocre 3 hour chore to watch.

[The CyNick]

Originally Posted by Gorgeous Dale Newstead You are right qcynick raw is doing amazingly for an out of touch,mediocre 3 hour chore to watch.

Thats another great point. Its 3 hours, and most shows are 30 or 60 minutes. Its actually amazing to me that RAW draws more viewers than anything on Monday nights and does it for three hours. Really shows how strong their creative is that they can keep more people entertained for 3 hours than any show can for 30 minutes.

[Maluco]

I wasn't aware that Walking Dead has segments where athletes put in a choreographed performance unrelated to what was written for them to say or do, or what story they are trying to tell.

The people that are still watching RAW are wrestling fans, the fans of entertainment are leaving in droves.