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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

CM Punk, Charlotte Flair confirmed for next week’s WWE Backstage

Posted on by Joseph Currier

CM Punk’s next appearance on WWE Backstage has been officially confirmed for next week.

On last night’s episode of the show, it was announced that Punk will be part of the Backstage panel next Tuesday. It was also revealed that Women’s Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair will be the featured guest on next Tuesday’s show.

Punk had already tweeted that he was set for next week’s Backstage. This will be the fourth time he’s appeared as an analyst on the show. He was also on the November 19, December 10, and January 21 episodes.

Which title Charlotte will be challenging for at WrestleMania 36 may be officially confirmed tonight. After NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley confronted her on Raw this Monday, Charlotte will address Ripley’s WrestleMania challenge on tonight’s episode of NXT.

Ripley has at least one title defense before WrestleMania. Bianca Belair will challenge her for the NXT Women’s Championship at TakeOver: Portland on Sunday, February 16.

WWE Backstage airs on FS1 at 11 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesdays.

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 videos: CM Punk and Becky Lynch appear

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Last night’s episode of WWE Backstage featured appearances by both CM Punk and Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.

Punk made his third appearance as an analyst on Backstage, while Lynch was the featured guest on this week’s show. She was interviewed ahead of her title defense against Asuka at Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

The show also included a segment where Renee Young interviewed Lynch and Punk about the state of women’s wrestling in WWE and another segment where Lynch, Punk, and Paige discussed the matches they’ve had that they’re the most proud of.

Lynch picked her match against Charlotte Flair from Evolution and her Hell in a Cell match against Sasha Banks from last year, Punk chose his match against John Cena from Raw in February 2013, and Paige chose her match against AJ Lee from SummerSlam 2014.

WWE Backstage videos —

Becky Lynch discusses becoming “The Man,” facing Asuka on Sunday, more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhLd5HWma5A

Triple H and Mick Foley reflect on their match from Royal Rumble 2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF-j9F9t47I

CM Punk, Becky Lynch, and Paige reveal the matches they’re most proud of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ6fZliT7wo

The Backstage panel makes their Royal Rumble picks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMWPejMDqWw

Becky Lynch wants people to reach for the top spot, not the top women’s spot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZ7VCldgXA

WWE Backstage ratings up, second-best numbers since official debut

Posted on by Joseph Currier

This week’s episode of WWE Backstage drew the second-best ratings the show has done in its regular time slot.

Backstage averaged 138,000 viewers on FS1 last night. In the 18-49 demo, it drew a 0.08 rating. That was up from the 121,000 viewers and 0.05 rating the show did last week.

Last night’s Backstage featured an interview with Seth Rollins. A Promo School segment with Stephen Amell was also advertised, but Amell had to miss the show due to a pinched nerve in his back.

The highest rated episode of Backstage since premiering in its regular time slot has been CM Punk’s official debut as an analyst on November 19. That episode averaged 180,000 viewers and drew a 0.10 rating in the demo.

Punk will make his second appearance as an analyst on Backstage next week.

Here’s a look at Backstage viewership since debuting in its normal 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