{"id":71469,"date":"2018-12-12T20:18:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T02:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=71469"},"modified":"2018-12-12T20:19:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T02:19:25","slug":"raw-ratings-another-record-low-as-ex-creative-team-members-vent-about-working-conditions-seth-says-miracle-shows-are-as-good-as-they-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/12\/raw-ratings-another-record-low-as-ex-creative-team-members-vent-about-working-conditions-seth-says-miracle-shows-are-as-good-as-they-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Ratings: Another record low as ex-Creative Team members vent about working conditions, Seth says miracle shows are as good as they are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3825337132\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The Dec. 10 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw drew a 1.58 rating, lowest of all-time, on USA Network among live and same-night-DVR viewers. The third hour drew a new record low viewership of 2.048. It drew a then-record-low rating of 1.61 last week. Raw is down from a 1.95 rating just over three months ago on Sept. 3 and a 1.87 on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago, Raw drew a 1.97 on Sept. 13 and a 1.96 on Dec. 4. Two years ago, the Sept. 12 show drew a 1.88 rating and the DEc. 12 episode drew a 1.94 rating, \u00a0In other words, this is not a typical seasonal trend.<\/p>\n<p>A rating is a percentage of homes with access to Raw on cable\/satellite, so comparisons to past years in that respect is relevant and has nothing to do with cord-cutting trends.<\/p>\n<p>Raw opened with 2.347 million hours in the first hour, 2.186 million in the second hour, and 2.048 in the third hour. The first-hour viewership was actually a bit higher than last week, but still the second-lowest ever, but the TLC main event didn&#8217;t hold enough viewers to prevent the record low rating.<\/p>\n<p>Raw&#8217;s three hours finished in the top ten of cable ratings among the 18-49 demographic with spots 5, 6, and 7 behind only ESPN&#8217;s NFL coverage and VH1&#8217;s &#8220;Love &amp; Hip Hop.&#8221; In total viewers, it was behind only ESPN&#8217;s NFL coverage and MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Rachel Maddow Show&#8221; which drew 3.117 million total viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-WWE Creative Team member Jimmy Jacobs wrote: &#8220;Writing a 3 hour wrestling TV show every single week is f&#8212;in&#8217; hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimmyJacobsX\/status\/1072762230121357312<\/p>\n<p>Seth Rollins, who wrestled in the main event against Baron Corbin in a TLC showcase match that lasted 25 minutes, reacted on Twitter to what Jacobs wrote. &#8220;That&#8217;s the one thing I don&#8217;t think people understand,&#8221; he wrote.&#8221; Five hours of live TV every week. EVERY WEEK. Add in all the extraneous variables that affect the final outcome&#8230; and it&#8217;s a modern miracle that the shows come together as well as they do.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-870006430\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s the one thing I don\u2019t think people understand. 5 hours of live TV every week. EVERY WEEK. Add in all the extraneous variables that affect the final outcome&#8230;.and it\u2019s a modern miracle that the shows come together as well as they do.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins\/status\/1072898803445964801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ex-WWE Creative Team member Tom Casiello wrote on Twitter that fans don&#8217;t have to like what they see, but defended the writers for working hard even if the product isn&#8217;t in the end what everyone hopes for.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh, I agree. I\u2019m not saying fans have to like what they\u2019re see, or that they cant be critical. Be as critical as you want. But you can say you don\u2019t like a story decision without dismissing a person\u2019s hard work. Especially when you have zero clue what their job actually entails.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Casiello (@tommiecas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tommiecas\/status\/1072952618081673216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Casiello also noted that writing every week without a break is part of the challenge of keeping the quality of the show as high as it could be otherwise. &#8220;WWE was the MOST CHALLENGING job of my career and I learned more about writing there than anywhere else.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When I left soaps, other writers said \u201cwrestling should be a breeze after this\u201d. I wrote an hour of scripted TV in 3 days, 50 wks\/yr for 12 years. How tough could this be? <\/p>\n<p>WWE was the MOST CHALLENGING job of my career and I learned more about writing there, than anywhere else. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OVN83xnCYy\">https:\/\/t.co\/OVN83xnCYy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Casiello (@tommiecas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tommiecas\/status\/1072885154064912384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/tommiecas\/status\/1072887681057644546<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2462654298\"><div id=\"pwtor-4271081906\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Dec. 10 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw drew a 1.58 rating, lowest of all-time, on USA Network among live and same-night-DVR viewers. 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