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Thursday ratings: MLW Fightland, Impact, Dark Side of the Ring

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Three wrestling-related shows aired last night on cable, but only one made it to the top 150 rated shows of the night.

According to Showbuzz Daily, Dark Side of the Ring on Vice this week scored 137,000 viewers, with 63,000 (0.05) in the 18-49 demographic. It was the only show out of the three to rank in the top 150 cable shows of the night, placing at 116. This week’s show was on Johnny K-9, a Smoky Mountain Wrestling star who later became known for his ties to organized crime. 

The show was up from last week’s record low of 126,000 (51,000 18-49) viewers, which was an episode that focused on Astushi Onita and the Frontier Martial Arts promotion.

Brandon Thurston reported that MLW’s Fightland, which debuted on Vice following Dark Side of the Ring, scored 40,000 viewers, with 16,000 in 18-49 (0.01). This was headlined by Alex Hammerstone defeating Jacob Fatu for the MLW World Heavyweight title.

Impact Wrestling on AXS scored 111,000 viewers, with 31,000 in 18-49 (0.02). That is slightly down from last week’s 115,000. That show was headlined by Bound for Glory opponents Christian Cage and Josh Alexander teaming up to defeat Ace Austin and Madman Fulton in the main event.

Ratings notes: Dark Side of the Ring season premiere, Impact Wrestling

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Image: Dark Side of the Ring/Vice TV

Last night’s season three premiere of Dark Side of the Ring drew the third-best viewership in the show’s history.

Dark Side of the Ring’s two-part Brian Pillman documentary averaged 272,000 viewers on Vice TV last night. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.09.

Only last season’s finale on Owen Hart and last season’s two-part premiere on Chris Benoit have drawn better viewership for Dark Side of the Ring.

Last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling averaged 123,000 viewers on AXS TV. That’s up slightly from the 120,000 viewers that last week’s Impact averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.04, down from last week’s 0.05 rating.

Last week’s Impact went against night one of the NFL Draft.

The second hour of Impact went head-to-head with the first hour of Dark Side of the Ring’s Pillman documentary last night.

In the 18-49 demo, Dark Side of the Ring ranked 74th on cable last night. Impact ranked 125th.

Next Thursday’s Dark Side of the Ring documentary is focused on Nick Gage, while next Thursday’s Impact is the go-home show for the promotion’s Under Siege Impact Plus special.

Here’s a look at Dark Side of the Ring ratings throughout the show’s history:

Season one —

  • Macho Man & Ms. Elizabeth — 154,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
  • The Montreal Screwjob — 181,000 viewers (0.07 rating in 18-49)
  • Bruiser Brody — 214,000 viewers (0.07 rating in 18-49)
  • The Von Erich family — 234,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
  • Gino Hernandez — 225,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
  • The Fabulous Moolah — 200,000 viewers (0.07 rating in 18-49)

Season two —

  • Chris Benoit — 320,000 viewers (0.14 rating in 18-49)
  • New Jack — 229,000 viewers (0.11 rating in 18-49)
  • Brawl for All — 226,000 viewers (0.09 rating in 18-49)
  • Jimmy Snuka — 209,000 viewers (0.09 rating in 18-49)
  • Dino Bravo — 221,000 viewers (0.10 rating in 18-49)
  • David Schultz — 255,000 viewers (0.11 rating in 18-49)
  • Herb Abrams — 246,000 viewers (0.10 rating in 18-49)
  • The Road Warriors — 264,000 viewers (0.12 rating in 18-49)
  • Owen Hart — 349,000 viewers (0.18 rating in 18-49)

Season three —

  • Brian Pillman — 272,000 viewers (0.09 rating in 18-49)

And here are Impact’s ratings since the start of December:

  • December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
  • December 8 (Kenny Omega’s first Impact appearance) — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
  • December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
  • December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
  • January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
  • January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
  • January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
  • February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
  • February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • February 16 (Juice Robinson and David Finlay’s first Impact appearance) — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
  • February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • March 2 — 134,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
  • March 9 — 144,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • March 16 — 146,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • March 23 — 116,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • March 30 — 149,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • April 8 (first Thursday episode, Omega in action) — 168,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
  • April 15 — 132,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
  • April 22 — 145,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
  • April 29 — 120,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
  • May 6 — 123,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)

Vice TV touts ratings success of Dark Side of the Ring season two

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With the season now over, Vice TV is touting the ratings success of Dark Side of the Ring season two.

Dark Side of the Ring is the highest rated series in Vice TV history, and last week’s season two finale on Owen Hart is also the highest rated show in the history of the station. Variety wrote today that season two averaged 485,000 total viewers and 288,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo through May 19 in Nielsen live-plus-three data, which includes the same-day ratings and three days of DVR and on-demand viewing.

That total viewers number is up 52 percent from season one, while the 18-49 number is up 73 percent from the first season.

In the live-plus-three data, the Owen Hart documentary drew 626,000 viewers and did 390,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo.

“We are absolutely ecstatic with the success of Dark Side of the Ring,” Vice TV executive vice president and general manager Morgan Hertzan said. “Audiences respond to our courageous compelling storytelling, and this series has proven to be heavyweight in the television landscape. I am very proud to partner with the incredible creatives at Vice Studios, and tag team executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener who have so skillfully crafted this show. It is in every way the no holds barred type of programming that you can expect to see on Vice TV. Looking forward to the next KO!”

“A third season is something everybody involved wants to do,” Husney told Sports Illustrated. “Vice wants to make a Season 3, we would love to see it happen, and we’re in those stages of conversation. Right now, there are just a lot of question marks about the future of production, and even the future of the world. Our show deals with a lot of travel, and we’d love to go international to places like Japan in Season 3, but there is a lot of uncertainty in terms of that.

“I can say that all parties want to see this happen, and there is no shortage of stories for us to cover. We’ve put a lot of thought into it already, and we’re getting ideas from people every minute on social media, which is awesome.”

Owen Hart doc draws best ratings in Dark Side of the Ring history

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Dark Side of the Ring closed out its second season by drawing the best ratings in series history.

Last night’s Dark Side of the Ring documentary on the final days of Owen Hart averaged 349,000 viewers on Vice TV. In the 18-49 demo, the show drew a 0.18 rating. The rating in the 18-49 demo placed Dark Side of the Ring 31st overall for the night in the cable TV rankings in that category.

The viewership number and 18-49 rating both topped this season’s two-hour premiere on Chris Benoit for the best numbers Dark Side of the Ring has done.

The Benoit documentary was previously the highest rated show in Vice TV history.

The After Dark post-show for last week’s Road Warriors episode, which premiered right before Dark Side of the Ring last night, averaged 95,000 viewers. It drew a 0.03 rating in 18-49.

Here’s a look at the ratings for Dark Side of the Ring seasons one and two:

Season one —

  • Macho Man & Ms. Elizabeth — 154,000 viewers, 0.06 rating in 18-49
  • The Montreal Screwjob — 181,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • Bruiser Brody — 214,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • The Von Erich family — 234,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • Gino Hernandez — 225,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • The Fabulous Moolah — 200,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49

Season two —

  • Chris Benoit — 320,000 viewers, 0.14 rating in 18-49
  • New Jack — 229,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Brawl for All — 226,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Jimmy Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino: 209,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Dino Bravo — 221,000 viewers, 0.10 rating in 18-49
  • David Schultz — 255,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Herb Abrams — 246,000 viewers, 0.10 rating in 18-49
  • The Road Warriors — 264,000 viewers, 0.12 rating in 18-49
  • Owen Hart — 349,000 viewers, 0.18 rating in 18-49

Dark Side of the Ring ratings up, second-best in series history

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This week’s episode of Dark Side of the Ring drew the second-best ratings in series history.

Last night’s Dark Side of the Ring documentary on The Road Warriors averaged 264,000 viewers on Vice TV, up from the 246,000 that last week’s Herb Abrams episode drew. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.12, which was up from last week’s 0.10.

Dark Side of the Ring ranked 68th in the 18-49 demo in last night’s cable TV rankings.

The only Dark Side of the Ring episode that did better ratings was this season’s two-hour premiere on Chris Benoit.

Here’s a look at the Dark Side of the Ring ratings for seasons one and two:

Season one —

  • Macho Man & Ms. Elizabeth — 154,000 viewers, 0.06 rating in 18-49
  • The Montreal Screwjob — 181,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • Bruiser Brody — 214,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • The Von Erich family — 234,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • Gino Hernandez — 225,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • The Fabulous Moolah — 200,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49

Season two —

  • Chris Benoit — 320,000 viewers, 0.14 rating in 18-49
  • New Jack — 229,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Brawl for All — 226,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Jimmy Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino: 209,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Dino Bravo — 221,000 viewers, 0.10 rating in 18-49
  • David Schultz — 255,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Herb Abrams — 246,000 viewers, 0.10 rating in 18-49
  • The Road Warriors — 264,000, 0.12 rating in 18-49

Next Tuesday’s Dark Side of the Ring is the season two finale. The death of Owen Hart is the subject of the episode.

Dark Side of the Ring draws third-best viewership in series history

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While down slightly from last week, Dark Side of the Ring’s Herb Abrams episode still drew the third-highest viewership in series history.

The Abrams documentary averaged 246,000 viewers on Vice TV last night, down from the 255,000 that last week’s David Schultz episode drew. This season’s two-hour premiere on Chris Benoit is the only Dark Side of the Ring documentary that has done better viewership than those two episodes.

Last night’s Dark Side of the Ring drew a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down from last week’s 0.11.

For the second straight week, the After Dark post-show for last week’s Dark Side of the Ring premiered leading into the new episode. The After Dark on Schultz episode averaged 72,000 viewers last night. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.03.

Here’s a look at the ratings for Dark Side of the Ring season one and the season two episodes that have aired:

Season one —

  • Macho Man & Ms. Elizabeth — 154,000 viewers, 0.06 rating in 18-49
  • The Montreal Screwjob — 181,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • Bruiser Brody — 214,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • The Von Erich family — 234,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • Gino Hernandez — 225,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • The Fabulous Moolah — 200,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49

Season two —

  • Chris Benoit — 320,000 viewers, 0.14 rating in 18-49
  • New Jack — 229,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Brawl for All — 226,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Jimmy Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino: 209,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Dino Bravo — 221,000 viewers, 0.10 rating in 18-49
  • David Schultz — 255,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Herb Abrams — 246,000 viewers, 0.10 rating in 18-49

The Road Warriors and Owen Hart are the subjects of the final two Dark Side of the Ring episodes of this season.

Dark Side of the Ring draws second-highest ratings in series history

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This week’s episode of Dark Side of the Ring drew the second-highest ratings in the history of the show.

Dark Side of the Ring averaged 255,000 viewers on Vice TV for last night’s episode focused on David Schultz and the incident where he slapped 20/20’s John Stossel. That’s up from the 221,000 viewers that last week’s episode on Dino Bravo drew.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.11, up slightly from last week’s 0.10 rating.

The only Dark Side of the Ring episode that drew more viewers was this season’s two-hour premiere on Chris Benoit.

This week saw the After Dark post-show for the Bravo documentary premiere leading into the Schultz episode. An extended cut of the Bravo documentary also aired prior to After Dark.

Here’s a look at the ratings for Dark Side of the Ring season one and the season two episodes that have aired:

Season one —

  • Macho Man & Ms. Elizabeth — 154,000 viewers, 0.06 rating in 18-49
  • The Montreal Screwjob — 181,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • Bruiser Brody — 214,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • The Von Erich family — 234,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • Gino Hernandez — 225,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • The Fabulous Moolah — 200,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49

Season two —

  • Chris Benoit — 320,000 viewers, 0.14 rating in 18-49
  • New Jack — 229,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Brawl for All — 226,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Jimmy Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino: 209,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Dino Bravo — 221,000 viewers, 0.10 rating in 18-49
  • David Schultz — 255,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49

Next week’s Dark Side of the Ring is focused on Herb Abrams and the UWF. The Road Warriors and Owen Hart are the subjects for the final two episodes of this season.

Dark Side of the Ring ratings up for Dino Bravo episode

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Ratings for this week’s edition of Dark Side of the Ring saw an increase from last week.

Last night’s Dino Bravo episode of Dark Side of the Ring averaged 221,000 viewers on Vice TV, up from the 209,000 viewers that last weeks episode on Jimmy Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.10, up from last week’s 0.09.

Here’s a look at the ratings for Dark Side of the Ring season one and the five episodes that have aired this season:

Season one —

  • Macho Man & Ms. Elizabeth — 154,000 viewers, 0.06 rating in 18-49
  • The Montreal Screwjob — 181,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • Bruiser Brody — 214,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • The Von Erich family — 234,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • Gino Hernandez — 225,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • The Fabulous Moolah — 200,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49

Season two —

  • Chris Benoit (two-hour season premiere) — 320,000 viewers, 0.14 rating in 18-49
  • New Jack — 229,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Brawl for All — 226,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Jimmy Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino: 209,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49
  • Dino Bravo — 221,000 viewers, 0.10 rating in 18-49

Next week’s Dark Side of the Ring is focused on David Schultz and his assault of 20/20 reporter John Stossel. Herb Abrams and the UWF, The Road Warriors, and Owen Hart are the subjects of the other remaining season two episodes.

Tuesday ratings: Dark Side of the Ring, WWE Backstage

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Viewership for Dark Side of the Ring’s Brawl for All episode stayed pretty much even with last week.

Dark Side of the Ring averaged 226,000 viewers on Vice TV last night, down slightly from last Tuesday’s 229,000. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.09, down from last week’s 0.11.

The Brawl for All documentary did the fourth-most viewers in Dark Side of the Ring history, trailing this season’s two-hour Chris Benoit episode, season one’s episode on the Von Erichs, and last week’s New Jack episode.

Here’s a look at the ratings for Dark Side of the Ring season one and the first three episodes of this season:

Season one —

  • Macho Man & Ms. Elizabeth — 154,000 viewers, 0.06 rating in 18-49
  • The Montreal Screwjob — 181,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • Bruiser Brody — 214,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • The Von Erich family — 234,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • Gino Hernandez — 225,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • The Fabulous Moolah — 200,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49

Season two —

  • Chris Benoit — 320,000 viewers, 0.14 rating in 18-49
  • New Jack — 229,000 viewers, 0.11 rating in 18-49
  • Brawl for All — 226,000 viewers, 0.09 rating in 18-49

Last night’s After Dark post-show for Dark Side of the Ring didn’t rank in the top 150 for the night in the 18-49 demo.

WWE Backstage averaged 140,000 viewers this week, which was up from last Tuesday’s 134,000. The rating in the 18-49 demo stayed at a 0.04.

Backstage has been boosted by having WWE programming leading into it. This year’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view aired on FS1 before Backstage last Tuesday, while three WWE 24 documentaries led into Backstage this week.

The WWE 24 episodes that aired last night were focused on WrestleManias 31, 33, and 34. They averaged 183,000, 232,000, and 232,000 viewers respectively. The ratings in 18-49 were 0.05, 0.07, and 0.07.

Dark Side of the Ring sets new ratings high for season two premiere

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The season two premiere of Vice’s Dark Side of the Ring set a new ratings high for the series.

Last night’s Dark Side of the Ring season two premiere averaged 320,000 viewers on Vice TV. The episode was a two-hour special focused on the Chris Benoit double murder-suicide.

In the 18-49 demo, the episode drew a 0.14 rating. The show finished 80th for the night in that category.

Leading into both parts airing last night, part one of the season two premiere had been uploaded to YouTube last week.

“The Last of the Von Erichs,” which averaged 234,000 viewers, was the highest rated Dark Side of the Ring episode in season one. That episode and the documentary on the death of Gino Hernandez both drew 0.08 ratings in the 18-49 demo.

Vice’s after show for the Dark Side of the Ring season two premiere averaged 127,000 viewers. The rating in 18-49 was a 0.05.

Vice touted that the first season of Dark Side of the Ring was the most watched show in Vice TV’s history. Here’s a look at the ratings for each episode:

  • Macho Man & Ms. Elizabeth — 154,000 viewers, 0.06 rating in 18-49
  • The Montreal Screwjob — 181,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • The killing of Bruiser Brody — 214,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49
  • The Von Erich family — 234,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • The death of Gino Hernandez — 225,000 viewers, 0.08 rating in 18-49
  • The Fabulous Moolah — 200,000 viewers, 0.07 rating in 18-49

New Jack is the subject of the next Dark Side of the Ring episode for season two. It will air at 10 p.m. Eastern time next Tuesday.