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Strong lead-in helps boost WWE Backstage viewership up 74 percent

Posted on by Joseph Currier

This week’s episode of WWE Backstage drew the show’s second-best viewership since it premiered in its regular time slot.

Backstage averaged 169,000 viewers on FS1 last night, which was up 74 percent from the 97,000 viewers it did last week. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.06, up from last week’s 0.05.

This week’s Backstage began at 11:15 p.m. Eastern time and had a strong lead-in. The second and final day of this year’s Westminster Dog Show averaged 1.089 million viewers on FS1 and did a 0.17 rating in 18-49.

The Dog Show began at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time and ended when Backstage began.

CM Punk returned to the Backstage panel last night, making his fourth appearance as an analyst. The best viewership the show has averaged in its normal time slot remains the 180,000 viewers it did on November 19, where Punk officially debuted on Backstage after making a surprise appearance the previous week.

Charlotte Flair was the in-studio guest on Backstage last night.

Here’s a look at Backstage’s viewership since its official premiere:

  • November 5 — 49,000 viewers 
  • November 12 — 100,000 viewers
  • November 19 — 180,000 viewers
  • November 26 — 121,000 viewers
  • December 3 –138,000 viewers
  • December 10 — 127,000 viewers
  • December 17 — 95,000 viewers
  • December 24 — 153,000 viewers
  • December 31 — 97,000 viewers
  • January 7 — 124,000 viewers
  • January 14 — 84,000 viewers
  • January 21 — 111,000 viewers
  • January 28 — 97,000 viewers
  • February 4 — 97,000 viewers
  • February 11 — 169,000 viewers

WWE Backstage back over 100k viewers with CM Punk, Becky Lynch

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE Backstage viewership was back up over 100,000 on Tuesday night.

Tuesday’s edition of Backstage averaged 111,000 viewers on FS1, up from the 84,000 viewers that last week’s episode averaged. Last week was the second-lowest viewership that Backstage has done.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.06, up from the 0.03 rating that last week’s show averaged.

This week’s episode started at 11:16 p.m. Eastern time after the Marquette vs. St. John’s college basketball game ended.

CM Punk made his third appearance as an analyst on Backstage this week. It was the first time he’s been on the show since December 10. Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch was also the featured guest on Backstage ahead of her title defense against Asuka at Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

After he had made a surprise appearance on the show the previous week, Punk’s official debut on Backstage averaged 180,000 viewers on November 19. The show averaged 127,000 viewers for his next appearance on December 10.

Here’s a look at Backstage viewership since the show began airing in its regular time slot:

  • November 5 — 49,000 viewers 
  • November 12 — 100,000 viewers
  • November 19 — 180,000 viewers
  • November 26 — 121,000 viewers
  • December 3 –138,000 viewers
  • December 10 — 127,000 viewers
  • December 17 — 95,000 viewers
  • December 24 — 153,000 viewers
  • December 31 — 97,000 viewers
  • January 7 — 124,000 viewers
  • January 14 — 84,000 viewers
  • January 21 — 111,000 viewers

WWE Backstage viewership up for Christmas Eve episode

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Tuesday night’s episode of WWE Backstage saw an increase in viewership despite airing on Christmas Eve.

The show averaged 153,000 viewers on FS1, up from last week’s 95,000. This is the second-best viewership Backstage has done since debuting in its regular time slot.

In the 18-49 demo, the show drew a 0.05 rating. That number is unchanged from last week.

This week’s Backstage featured the announcement of their WWE year-end awards. The winners were:

  • Female Superstar of the Year: Becky Lynch
  • Male Superstar of the Year: Bray Wyatt
  • Male Tag Team of the Year: The New Day
  • Women’s Tag Team of the Year: Asuka & Kairi Sane
  • Breakthrough Superstars of the Year: The Street Profits
  • Moment of the Year: Kofi Kingston’s WWE Championship win at WrestleMania 35

Here’s a look at Backstage’s viewership since its official premiere:

  • November 5 — 49,000 viewers 
  • November 12 — 100,000 viewers
  • November 19 — 180,000 viewers (CM Punk’s debut as an analyst)
  • November 26 — 121,000 viewers
  • December 3 –138,000 viewers
  • December 10 — 127,000 viewers (CM Punk’s second appearance)
  • December 17 — 95,000 viewers
  • December 24 — 153,000 viewers