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Report – Fox renews John Cena’s “American Grit” for Season 2

July 29, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Fox has picked up a second season of John Cena’s “American Grit” TV series, reports Deadline.com. Cena hinted at having a reduced TV schedule as part of the Smackdown […]

Spring TV Viewership Report – WWE Smackdown & “American Grit” peak early on Thursdays

June 10, 2016

The nine-week run of WWE Smackdown and John Cena’s “American Grit” sharing TV space on Thursday nights peaked early and faded late. From April 14 to June 9, Smackdown averaged 2.23 million viewers, down 10 […]

Final Viewership Tally for John Cena’s “American Grit” on Fox

June 10, 2016

The final tally on John Cena’s “American Grit” series is the show averaged fewer than 2.0 million viewers per episode. Placed in a Thursday night prime-time spot on Fox, the show ranked #4 among the […]

Updated – Actual TV Viewership for Season Finale of “American Grit” hosted by John Cena

June 10, 2016

For a season finale, John Cena’s “American Grit” drew a minimal audience Thursday night on Fox. American Grit Viewership Tracking June 9: The two-hour season finale of “American Grit” slightly upticked from last week’s viewership. In the […]

Final Viewership for Week 8 of John Cena’s “American Grit” on Fox

June 3, 2016

John Cena’s Fox series “American Grit” showed signs of life after four down weeks. Was it due to John Cena returning to WWE TV to raise his profile? American Grit Viewership Tracking May 2 (Week 8): […]

John Cena’s “American Grit” – Week 7 falls to season-low viewership

May 27, 2016

Week 7 of John Cena’s “American Grit” series fell to the lowest viewership this season. American Grit Viewership Tracking May 26: TV viewership for this week’s “American Grit” show hosted by John Cena fell eight percent […]

Thursday Listings – Three big matches & Seth Rollins returns on Smackdown, John Cena’s “American Grit” on Fox, new “Camp WWE” on WWE Network

May 26, 2016

TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Thursday, May 26 – PWTORCH LIVECAST (PWT): PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomes Jim […]

Final TV Viewership for Week 6 of John Cena’s “American Grit” Fox series

May 20, 2016

John Cena’s “American Grit” TV series appears to have found its low-point, as this week’s episode slightly increased in viewership. American Grit TV Viewership Tracking May 19: Week 6 of John Cena’s Fox TV series stayed […]

Update – Week 5 of John Cena’s “American Grit” final viewership tally

May 13, 2016

Viewership for John Cena’s “American Grit” show was flat Thursday night on Fox. American Grit Viewership Tracking May 12: Week 5 of “American Grit” hosted by John Cena remained in the lower-rung of TV viewership on Fox. […]

Update – Final TV viewership for Week 4 of John Cena’s “American Grit” – downward trend continues

May 6, 2016

American Grit Viewership Tracking May 5: John Cena’s “American Grit” TV series continued to fall in Week 4 on Fox. This week’s episode drew 1.88 million viewers in the overnight TV ratings reported by TVbytheNumbers.com. The actual viewership […]

Update – Actual TV Viewership lower for Week 3 of John Cena’s “American Grit”

April 29, 2016

John Cena’s “American Grit” continued a poor start Thursday night on Fox. April 28: Week 3 drew overnight viewership of 2.19 million viewers, according to TVBytheNumbers. UPDATE: The actual viewership lowered for the third consecutive week […]

Thursday Listings – Smackdown pre-Payback, Cena’s “American Grit” Week 3, Four Horsemen Reunion on WWE Network

April 28, 2016

TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Thursday, April 28 – PWTORCH LIVECAST (PWT): PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomes back […]

Update – Actual viewership for Week 2 of John Cena’s “American Grit” lowered

April 22, 2016

Week 2 of John Cena’s new “American Grit” series on Fox did not fare better than the disappointing series premiere. American Grit Viewership Tracking April 21: In the overnight TV ratings, Grit drew 2.26 million viewers, […]

4/14 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – Thursday’s show dips, how did it compare to Cena’s new show?

April 15, 2016

This week’s WWE Smackdown drew almost exactly the same number of viewers as John Cena’s new “American Grit” show on Fox… WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking April 14: Thursday’s Smackdown scored a 1.70 rating, down from […]

UPDATE – John Cena’s “American Grit” TV viewership – Series Premiere off to very slow start

April 15, 2016

The series premiere of “American Grit” hosted by John Cena got off to a very slow start Thursday night on Fox. Grit drew a small broadcast TV audience of 2.43 million viewers, scoring a 0.8 […]

John Cena Interviews – Cena evaluates NXT stars transitioning to main WWE roster, which star is most under-rated?, not wanting children while on WWE’s full-time schedule, more

April 13, 2016

The John Cena File – MSN.com published a video clip from John Cena’s interview with Larry King on Ora.TV focusing on the NXT/indies talent being assembled by WWE. A caller wanted to know what Cena thinks […]

John Cena appears on Series Finale of “American Idol” promoting new Fox TV show

April 7, 2016

From American Idol to American Grit, John Cena’s new Fox TV show premieres next Thursday in prime time, one week after the season finale and series finale of the iconic “American Idol” singing competition show. […]

4/6 John Cena on TBS – Cena talks WM32 surprise return, leads the crowd in “John Cena Suuucks,” hypes American Grit

April 6, 2016

“Conan” TV Report Guest: John Cena Host: Conan O’Brien Airdate: April 6, 2016 on TBS WWE star John Cena returned to “Conan” on Wednesday night to wrap up WrestleMania Week and promote “American Grit” premiering […]

3/29 John Cena on NBC’s “Today” & “Tonight” shows – lots of hype for “American Grit,” WM32, no update on Raw teaser, game of “sticky balls” with Jimmy Fallon

March 29, 2016

Injured WWE star John Cena appeared on NBC programming in the morning and night on Tuesday of WrestleMania Week… Today Show (AM) For the second of three consecutive days, John Cena appeared in the 9:00 […]

Videos – More footage of John Cena’s new Fox TV series

February 24, 2016

Fox TV has released more details on the new “American Grit” TV series hosted by WWE star John Cena. On Wednesday, Fox released a preview of the male & female cast of competitors who will […]

Cena announces TV premiere for Fox series; Updated Details

February 10, 2016

WWE top star John Cena’s new Fox TV series will premiere just after WrestleMania on April 14. “American Grit” is slotted for Thursday nights at 9:00 p.m. EST, which will run opposite the second hour […]

New details on John Cena’s Fox TV project – when will filming end?

December 4, 2015

December 4 Update: More details have emerged on the new Fox TV series “American Grit” starring John Cena. – Filming is scheduled to run through December 16, according to a local report by The Dispatch […]

Bryan Danielson update ahead of Forbidden Door

Friday Torch Today – LIVECAST ALERT, Huge Wrestling Day, Tommy Gilbert dies, Daniel Bryan resurfacing in Houston, new Cena interview, new weekly wrestling show, Jericho & Fozzy, Black Friday sales

November 27, 2015

TORCH TODAY – Friday, November 27 – LIVECAST ALERT: Join Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the East Coast Cast wrapping up this week in wrestling at 7:30 p.m. EST at  PWTorchLivecast.com. – Friday is […]

Cena says time away is good for everyone, talks WWE biz & legacy

November 22, 2015

WWE top star John Cena is not scheduled for the Survivor Series PPV on Sunday. And, from the sound of it, Cena believes it’s a good thing to allow other stars on the roster to […]

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