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Old 08-29-2018, 04:51 PM   #108
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Still can't believe that Fox paid that much for ####ty ratings like this. How is WWE programming worth this much? How is the WWE making money hand over fist with poor ratings? WCW in their dying days was still pulling 2-3 million viewers and they went under (of course due to many factors). In those days though, people laughed and snickered at those ratings as being abysmal. Funny how today 3-3.5 is considered exceptionally strong.

I remember episodes of Nitro and Raw that were pulling in anywhere from 5 to 8 million viewers EACH!
You're talking about two completely different environments. You have to account for streaming and other methods of media consumption these days, not to mention more channels, programming, etc.
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