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Why does anyone think there is a problem? The ratings have been the same for years now.
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Actually, it was only a couple years ago that 3.6-ish was the standard, and a 2.9 was considered DISASTROUS.
That's kind of the problem. We're talking about something that does not happen overnight. We're talking about a show that runs for most of the year and where, even in a decline, changes rarely happen from week to week.
WWE used to have the pride of ALWAYS being top ten material in the Nielsens. Actually, they used to almost always be #1 or #2, sometimes both due to the two hours charting separately. I don't follow things as vigorously now, because I don't have fuckwads asking for proof every three weeks, but it seems like they're struggling to keep on it a good chunk of the time. The big exceptions were up against shit like playoffs, or on Holidays, when nobody does well. And those still happen. They just dip lower, because the standard is lower.
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Dropping the PG label = Just dumb.
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No, it's just a kneejerk reaction to a complicated solution from a bunch of people looking for quick fixes and easy answers.
America, FUCK YEAH!
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MMA = MMA does not have weekly television shows people actually watch. They have pay per view events, but these do not effect WWE.
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Except when they have specials (Which sometimes do go up against WWE's Monday programming). And in the sense that competing dollars are also an issue here, and money spent on one can readily be argued as money not spent on the other. And when PPVs conflict, or are near to one another, especially since part of the reason for the weekly programming is to sell the PPVs, which can diminish the interest in the program if you know you're watching UFC the night this shit gets resolved.
I don't think this is the sole issue, but they are trying to draw from the same pool to a decent extent.
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Shitty Writing = Nexus, CM Punk, and Cena/Rock in the past 365 days (With 2 of them still going on. To a lesser extent you have R-Truth sky rocketing and Daniel Bryan claiming he will turn in his MITB at WM.
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And of that, the only thing that could be construed as a draw was the Rock. That kinda hurts the argument that it's not shitty writing.
Well, let me redefine that. It's writing nobody seems to give a fuck about. You can argue live crowds, but they can be hot for someone and still not tune in to watch them (I've seen Teddy Long get a hot response ive...Does NOT mean he's a draw).
There is very clearly a problem here in terms of the product, and trying to cite exceptions doesn't do much. But even then, there's a ratings problem, and people didn't seem to care about Nexus, Punk, and I seriouly doubt they care much about Daniel Bryan beyond his "controversy" revolving around Nexus. I'd throw in R-Truth, too, because I have trouble seeing him make a splash.
These may be over with the IWC, but if that's who they're writing to, all it proves is that they shouldn't if they want ratings.