RAW rating notes, Hogan's VH1 show, Spike TV success, and WWE stock analysis
Submitted by Mr. Tito on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 5:35 PM EST





-For the week of April 18th through the 24th, Monday Night RAW's hours were ranked #2 and #3 on the Basic Cable top 15 ratings list. Hour 2 of RAW from 2 weeks ago did a 3.2 rating and was ranked #2, while hour 1 did a 3.0 rating and was ranked #3. The WWE splits RAW into two separate shows for advertisement and content's sakes.

RAW was behind the NFL Draft that aired on noon Saturday, which did a 3.5 rating.

RAW, at least 2 weeks ago, was seen within 3.28 to 3.55 million households, Nielsen Media Research estimates.

For the full Top 15 rated cable shows, CLICK HERE.

-There's an Associated Press story circulating on Hulk Hogan out there, which you can read by Clicking Here. One noteworthy item is that Hulk Hogan just wrapped up production on his upcoming VH1 reality series titled "Hogan Knows Best", which is set to air next Summer. What this means is that we'll likely see behind the scenes stuff of Hogan's WWE Hall of Fame induction and Wrestlemania 21.

-Spike TV, current cable home of the WWE until this September, was finished #1 in the Male 18-34 and Male 18-49 demographics for the month of April. This is obvious good news for Spike TV, who has long tried to boast that they were the "first network for men" and tried to make sweeping changes visually from the "Spike TV" makeover of the old TNN name. The information comes from their own Press Release announcing the matter (which you can read by Clicking Here) and they are quick to boast about the success of the Ultimate Fighter reality show finale, though without mention of what remains the #1 weekly show on cable television, Monday Night RAW. The Press Release, though, could be a means of showing the cable industry of success beyond the already built-in audience that RAW has.

-Click Here for a good article from a stock analyst's perspective. This guy talks about despite the WWE's great news about Wrestlemania 21's high buyrate, that doesn't mean the WWE stock will perform well, suggesting "stockholders will certainly be hoping that the company will be able to bottle whatever "it" was and spread the magic to the rest of the monthly events".

[ Credit: Yahoo! News ]








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