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Paul Heyman directed Roman Reigns episode of Biography: WWE Legends

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Paul Heyman was heavily involved in putting together A&E’s upcoming Biography: WWE Legends episode on Roman Reigns.

The documentary will premiere on A&E at 9 p.m. Eastern time next Sunday (March 31). In advance of that, WWE announced today that Heyman both directed the Biography episode and served as an executive producer.

WWE.com posted the following quote from Reigns:

I wanted the most authentic documentary in the history of #WWEonAE. The Wiseman was the only one who could do this story the justice it deserves. There’s so much about me that I’ve never discussed in public before. This is the true story of Joe Anoa’i and Roman Reigns!

Heyman and Reigns have been paired together on WWE television since August 2020. Reigns recently said that being aligned with Heyman is a “performance enhancer.”

The Biography: WWE Legends episode is premiering less than a week before WrestleMania 40 begins. Heyman and Reigns are both set for big roles over WrestleMania weekend.

Heyman is being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on Friday, April 5. The next night, Heyman will accompany Reigns & The Rock as they take on Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins in the main event of WrestleMania 40 night one.

Reigns vs. Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship will then headline night two of WrestleMania 40.

This season of Biography: WWE Legends also included episodes on Randy Orton, Sgt. Slaughter, Scott Hall, Diamond Dallas Page, and “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith.

New seasons of WWE Rivals & Biography: WWE Legends to premiere next month

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE’s Sunday night programming block on A&E is set to return next month.

A&E issued a press release on Wednesday announcing that WWE Rivals and Biography: WWE Legends will return with new seasons starting on Sunday, February 25. The programming block begins with Rivals at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Biography then follows it an hour later.

This is season three of WWE Rivals, which is hosted by actor and former WWE creative team member Freddie Prinze Jr. He leads a roundtable discussion of current and former WWE personalities discussing the most iconic rivalries in company history.

The first episode of the new season will focus on the rivalry between The Rock and Triple H. Other episodes in the season will cover Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts, The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels, John Cena vs. Randy Orton, The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian, and The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan.

Biography: WWE Legends is starting its fourth season. The season premiere will be a documentary on Randy Orton. Other episodes in the season will focus on Sgt. Slaughter, Scott Hall, Diamond Dallas Page, “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith, and Roman Reigns.

The partnership between WWE and A&E was first announced in 2019. The programming block debuted in 2021.

WWE on A&E ratings: Biography steady, Rivals down

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Sunday night’s episode of Biography: WWE Legends, focused on The Iron Shiek, averaged 452,000 viewers on A&E, down two percent from last week’s Dusty Rhodes documentary. It’s still the second-highest audience total for the show since March 5.

Biography finished 21st on the cable charts with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo, identical to last week. That matches Biography’s best rating in the key demo since February 19.

WWE Rivals, directly following Biography on A&E, averaged 357,000 viewers for an episode dedicated to the Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper feud. That’s down 16.4 percent from last week and is the lowest viewership total for the show since March 19.

Rivals finished 26th on the cable charts with a 0.11 rating in 18-49. That’s down 21.4 percent from last week and ties the second-lowest rating of the current season. 

Both shows went head-to-head with an NBA playoff game on TNT that topped the cable charts with a 1.93 rating in 18-49 and averaged over five million viewers.

Listed below are the overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals that have aired to date:

WWE on A&E ratings up for Dusty Rhodes Biography

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Sunday night’s edition of Biography: WWE Legends, focused on Dusty Rhodes, averaged 461,000 viewers on A&E. That’s up 31 percent from two weeks ago when the series last aired.

It’s the best audience total for Biography: WWE Legends since March 5 and the third highest of the current season.

In the 18-49 demo, Biography finished 21st on the cable charts with a 0.14 rating, up 16.7 percent from two weeks ago. It’s the best rating for Biography since the season premiere on February 19.

WWE Rivals, highlighting the feud between The Undertaker and Randy Orton, aired immediately following Biography and averaged 427,000 viewers. That’s up 18 percent from two weeks ago and is the highest audience total for the show since the season premiere.

Rivals finished 20th on the cable charts with a 0.14 rating in 18-49. That’s the same rating as two weeks ago and ties the third highest number in the history of the series. It marks the third straight week that Rivals has finished ahead of Biography in 18-49, despite the later start time.

Listed below are the viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals since their debuts:

WWE on A&E ratings: Rivals outdraws Biography

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Sunday night’s WWE programming block on A&E had an unusual ratings pattern with the 10 p.m. airing of WWE Rivals, focused on the Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar feud, drawing a higher audience total than either Biography documentary that preceded it.

The Rivals episode averaged 362,000 viewers, up 33.1 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since March 5. Of the 15 episodes of Rivals that have aired to date, this is the ninth-highest viewership total.

Rivals finished 20th on the cable charts with a 0.14 rating, up 27.3 percent from last week. It’s tied for the third-highest rating in the show’s history. 

The Biography: WWE Legends special on Charlotte Flair at 8 p.m. Eastern averaged 338,000 viewers, down 3.4 percent from last week’s episode on Jerry Lawler in the same time slot. The second episode highlighting the career of Yokozuna averaged 366,000 viewers, up 23.2 percent from last week’s Paige episode. The 352,000 average for the two hours was the second-lowest in the history of the show, ahead of only last week.

The Charlotte episode finished 27th on the cable charts with a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo, identical to last week in the same time slot. Yokozuna’s special finished 21st with a 0.13 rating, up 18.2 percent from the previous week. The 0.12 average for the two hours was the second lowest of the current season of Biography.

Listed below are the viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for all episodes of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals that have aired on A&E:

Biography: WWE Legends draws record low viewership

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Sunday night’s Biography: WWE Legends special on Jerry Lawler averaged 350,000 viewers on A&E. A second episode, focused on Paige, averaged 297,000 viewers airing immediately after. The 324,000 average for the two hours is down 15.4 percent from last week and both episodes had record low viewership numbers for the series.

The Lawler documentary finished 38th on the cable charts with a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo, while the Paige episode placed 39th with a 0.10 rating. That’s also down 15.4 percent from last week and is tied for the second-lowest 18-49 rating in the history of the series.

The programming block faced competition from NCAA March Madness and the World Baseball Classic on Sunday night.

WWE Rivals, highlighting the feud between Trish Stratus and Lita, averaged 271,000 viewers airing after the Paige biography. That’s down 5.9 percent from last week and is the second-lowest audience total the show has done to date.

Rivals actually finished ahead of the two Biography specials on the cable charts in 18-49, finishing 37th with a 0.11 rating. That’s up 22.2 percent from last week and ties the seventh-highest rating in the show’s history.

Listed below are the total viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals to date.

Biography: WWE Legends draws lowest viewership in series history

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Sunday night’s episode of Biography: WWE Legends, focused on Kane, averaged 383,000 viewers on A&E. That’s down 20.3 percent from last week and is the lowest viewership total of the 21 episodes that have aired in the series.

Biography finished 33rd on the cable charts with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 7.1 percent from last week but is the third-highest rating of the last seven episodes that have aired. 

The show went head-to-head with the Oscars on ABC, which averaged nearly 19 million viewers to top all of television.

WWE Rivals, highlighting the feud between Triple H and Batista, averaged 287,000 viewers immediately following Biography. That’s the second-lowest audience in the history of the show and is down 25.8 percent from last week. 

Rivals finished 53rd on the cable charts with a 0.09 rating in 18-49. That’s down 25 percent from last week and ties the third-lowest rating in series history.

Listed below are the overall viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of Rivals and Biography that have aired to date:

WWE on A&E ratings: Biography up, Rivals down

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Sunday night’s Biography: WWE Legends, focused on Chyna, averaged 481,000 viewers on A&E. That’s up 6.2 percent from last week and is the second-highest viewership total of the last seven airings of the show.

In the 18-49 demo, Biography finished 20th on the cable charts with a 0.14 rating. That’s up 16.7 percent from last week and is also the second-highest rating of the last seven episodes.

WWE Rivals, which aired on A&E immediately after Biography, averaged 387,000 viewers for the episode highlighting the feud between John Cena and The Rock. That’s down 8.1 percent from last week and is the lowest audience for the current season. 

Rivals finished 27th on the cable charts with a 0.12 rating in 18-49. That’s tied with last week for the fifth-highest rating in the history of the show.

Listed below are the overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for every episode of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals that have aired to date:

WWE on A&E ratings down, Rivals finishes ahead of Biography

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Sunday night’s episode of Biography: WWE Legends, focused on Jake “The Snake” Roberts, averaged 453,000 viewers on A&E. That’s down 8.5 percent from last week’s season premiere but is still tied for the second-highest viewership total of the last five episodes that have aired.

Biography finished 25th on the cable charts with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 20 percent from last week but is also tied for the second highest of the last five airings of the show. 

WWE Rivals, which spotlighted the Undertaker vs Mankind feud, averaged 421,000 viewers airing immediately after Biography. That’s down 5.2 percent from last week and was the fifth-highest viewership in the history of the show. 

A notable aspect to this week’s ratings was that Rivals finished ahead of Biography in the 18-49 demo. Rivals ranked 23rd on the cable charts with the same 0.12 rating as Biography but with slightly more viewers in that category.

Rival’s was down 14.3 percent from last week in 18-49. It’s also the fifth-best rating in the history of the show.

Listed below are the overall viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals to date:

WWE on A&E ratings up for Biography, Rivals season premieres

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Sunday night’s season premiere of Biography: WWE Legends, which was focused on the nWo, averaged 495,000 viewers on A&E. That’s up 28.6 percent from the final episode of last season and is the best viewership for the show since August 14 of last year.

In terms of viewership, the nWo Biography would have ranked fifth out of nine episodes last season.

Going head-to-head with the NBA All-Star Game, Biography finished 25th on the cable charts with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s more than double the season finale from last year and matches the best rating for the show since August 7.

Last year’s season of Biography averaged 496,000 viewers and a 0.13 rating in 18-49.

WWE Rivals, which aired on A&E after Biography, highlighting the feud between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, averaged 444,000 viewers. It’s the second-highest audience total in the history of the series.

Rivals finished 27th on the cable charts with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the third-highest number in the show’s history and nearly tripled the rating that last season’s finale drew. Rivals averaged 370,000 viewers and a 0.11 in 18-49 over the first season.

Listed below are the viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for all episodes of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals to date:

A&E shooting Jerry Lawler documentary for Biography: WWE Legends series

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Jerry Lawler will be a part of the next season of A&E Biography: WWE Legends.

Lawler discussed the shooting of his upcoming documentary on the Johnny Dare Morning Show when one host brought up a recent picture of Lawler driving a Batmobile on Instagram.

“The A&E people were in town and they are doing a documentary for next season,” he told them. “They are doing a documentary and we had the Batmobile out, driving it over to the Midsouth Coliseum where we had all those famous matches, it’s always fun to get the Batmobile out. I love looking over and seeing people’s faces when they look over in their car and all of a sudden the Batmobile is sitting beside them at a red light.”

Earlier this month, WWE on A&E confirmed that new episodes of Biography: WWE Legends, WWE Rivals, and WWE’s Most Wanted will return this winter. A new season of Biography episodes recently concluded, focusing on the careers of Edge, Rey Mysterio, D-Generation X, and Lex Luger, among others.

WWE on A&E ratings down for season finale

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Sunday night’s Biography: WWE Legends documentary averaged 385,000 viewers on A&E, down 13.3 percent from last week. That’s the lowest audience an episode of the series has drawn to date.

The episode, which was focused on WrestleMania I, was the season two finale of Biography: WWE Legends.

In the 18-49 demo, Biography finished 52nd on the cable charts with a 0.07 rating. It’s down 41.7 percent from last week and is the first time the show has finished outside the top 50 for the night. It’s also the lowest rating in the history of the series.

There was heavy competition on the night, including Sunday Night Baseball, US Open Tennis, and HBO’s House of the Dragon. Biography also went against AEW’s All Out pay-per-view.

WWE Rivals, which follows Biography and was focused on the feud between Stephanie McMahon and Brie Bella, also set series lows. The episode averaged 251,000 viewers and drew a 0.05 rating in 18-49. That’s down 20.6 percent and 44.4 percent respectively from last week. Rivals was 70th on the cable charts in 18-49.

WWE Smack Talk, airing at 11 p.m. Eastern following Rivals, averaged 163,000 viewers and drew a 0.04 rating in 18-49 to finish 80th on the cable charts. That’s down 8.9 percent in viewers but even in 18-49 as compared to last week.

Listed below are the viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for all episodes of A&E Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals to date. 

WWE on A&E ratings: Biography viewership down, demo up

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Sunday night’s episode of Biography: WWE Legends, which was focused on Rey Mysterio, averaged 444,000 viewers on A&E. That’s down two percent from last week and is the lowest audience for the show since July 31.

In the 18-49 demo, Biography finished 33rd on the cable charts with a 0.12 rating. That’s up 9.1 percent from last week but is tied for the third-lowest rating for the series to date.

In addition to the usual airing of Sunday Night Baseball, Biography also faced competition from the MTV Video Music Awards and HBO’s House of the Dragon.

WWE Rivals, which immediately followed Biography on A&E and highlighted the feud between Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero, averaged 316,000 viewers. That’s up 3.9 percent from last week. Rivals finished 54th on the cable charts with a 0.09 rating in 18-49, which was up 12.5 percent from the previous week.

WWE Smack Talk, airing on A&E at 11 p.m. Eastern, averaged 179,000 viewers and drew a 0.05 in 18-49. That’s up slightly from the 144,000 viewers and 0.04 rating that the show did last week.

Listed below are the overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals to date.

WWE on A&E ratings down for Edge Biography

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Sunday night’s episode of Biography: WWE Legends focused on Edge averaged 453,000 viewers on A&E, down 23.7 percent from the previous week’s D-Generation X documentary. It’s the third-lowest audience total to date for the series.

In the 18-49 demo, Biography finished 34th on the cable charts with a 0.11 rating, down 26.7 percent from last week. It matches the lowest 18-49 rating in the show’s history.

There was stronger-than-usual competition on Sunday night with NASCAR on the USA Network, ESPN Baseball, and the series premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon, which topped the cable charts.

WWE Rivals, focusing on the Edge vs. John Cena feud, averaged 304,000 viewers on A&E. That’s down 29.5 percent from last week’s Triple H vs. Mick Foley episode and is the lowest audience in the history of the show.

Rivals also set a series low with a 0.08 rating in 18-49, finishing 49th on the cable charts on Sunday. That’s down 38.5 percent from the previous week and is 20 percent less than the previous low, which was the show’s premiere episode on July 10.

WWE Smack Talk, which follows Rivals on A&E at 11 p.m. Eastern, also set a series low with 144,000 viewers overall and a 0.04 rating in 18-49 to finish 98th on the cable charts.

Listed below are the total audience and 18-49 demo ratings for all episodes of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals to date.

WWE on A&E ratings: Biography viewership up, demo down

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Sunday night’s episode of Biography: WWE Legends (focused on D-Generation X) averaged 594,000 viewers on A&E, up 1.4 percent from last week. That matches July’s Goldberg documentary for the best viewership of the current season.

In the 18-49 demo, Biography finished 24th on the cable charts with a 0.15 rating. That’s down 11.8 percent from last week but is the third-highest rating of season two thus far.

WWE Rivals, which immediately followed Biography on A&E and highlighted the Triple H vs. Mick Foley feud, averaged 431,000 viewers. That’s down 11.7 percent from last week but is still the second-best viewership for an episode of the series to date.

Rivals finished 28th on the cable charts with a 0.13 rating in 18-49. That’s down 13.3 percent from last week and is Rivals’ third-highest rating of the series.

Biography and Rivals both went up against Sunday Night Baseball, which featured two of MLB’s biggest drawing teams in the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The baseball game topped the cable charts with a 0.40 rating in 18-49 and averaged 1.829 million viewers overall.

WWE Smack Talk had its lowest viewership of the season, averaging 192,000 viewers for the episode that aired on A&E at 11 p.m. Eastern. That’s down 18.3 percent from last week. Smack Talk finished 101st on the cable charts with a 0.05 rating in 18-49. It’s the first time the show has finished outside the top 100, and the rating is down 16.7 percent from last week.

Listed below are the total viewership and 18-49 ratings for all episodes of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals to date.