Wrestling Headlines
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
    • HEADLINES
  • NEWS
    • WWE News, WWE Rumors and Spoilers
    • AEW News and Rumors
    • IMPACT Wrestling News and Rumors
    • ROH News and Rumors
    • NJPW News
    • MLW News
    • NWA Wrestling News
  • RESULTS
    • WWE Raw Results
    • WWE Smackdown Results
    • WWE NXT Results
    • WWE 205 Live Results
    • WWE PPV Results
    • WWE House Show Results
    • AEW Results
    • IMPACT Wrestling Results
    • IMPACT PPV Results
    • Ring of Honor Results
    • NJPW Results
    • MLW Wrestling Results
    • NWA Results
    • Lucha Underground Results
    • Indy Wrestling Results
  • COLUMNS
    • Hustle
    • Between The Flips & Fists
    • Sir Sam’s Court
    • The Brand Extension
    • Donovan’s Digest
    • El Gringo Loco
    • Tim Rose Jr
    • Imp’s Adventures
    • Doctor’s Orders
    • Cool Points
    • Column of the Month
    • LOP Hall Of Fame
  • PODCASTS
    • Imp’s LOP Radio Adventure
    • Kingdom of Honour
    • LOP Aftershock
    • All Night Long Wrestling Podcast
    • Quick and Painless Pro Wrestling Podcast
    • The Legacy Series
    • The Doc Says
  • FORUMS
  • CONTACT
Wrestling Headlines
No Result
View All Result

Home » News » WWE News, WWE Rumors and Spoilers » Eric Bischoff Thinks AEW Dynamite’s Ratings Have Flatlined In The Last Year

Eric Bischoff Thinks AEW Dynamite’s Ratings Have Flatlined In The Last Year

by Andrew Ravens
February 11, 2021
in WWE News, WWE Rumors and Spoilers
A A
22
Eric Bischoff On His Recent Run In WWE: “There Wasn’t An Open Mind To New Ways Of Doing Things”
988
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Eric Bischoff made his thoughts known during the latest episode of 83 weeks as he talked about the TNA Against All Odds PPV event in 2011. 

At the time, Chris Jericho had some interesting things to say about the match, which Thompson read a transcript of: 

“I just think a company with that much talent should be doing better than they are.  They’ve had the same ratings for the last three years.  It is just unacceptable with the amount of talent they have there.  I run my own business as well.  I run the business of Fozzy.  If somebody is not performing and we’re not getting bigger, then something has to change.  I wish they would look at it that way instead of relying on the same old things and the same old people.  They’ve been trying different things and something isn’t clicking.  They’ve had the same million and a half viewers for the last three years.  Just an outsider looking in as any business owner looking in.  If you had the same return and the same result after three years, maybe you want to try something different to make it grow.”

This is when Bischoff shifted focus to AEW and how they’ve done so far with Dynamite on TNT: 

“I think it’s going to come back and bite him in the a*s is what I think.  Let’s be honest here.  We both have a lot of respect for AEW and the people in it, but, AEW, last week they did about 800,000 viewers which was a high water mark for them over the past several months.  They opened the door with 1.5 million viewers when they premiered and they haven’t been able to crack a million since, or if they have, it’s only been on one or two occasions.  They’ve essentially flatlined at around 7 or 800,00 viewers on average for the last year and a half.  That’s an observation that could, unless something turns around in the next 18 months, come back and haunt someone like Chris because quite frankly, AEW has flatlined.  It’s been that way essentially for a year.  That includes pre-Covid so there’s no Covid excuse built into the equation here.  Going back to probably the second or third episode up until we are now, it’s basically 7 or 800,000 viewers and it has flatlined.  What’s the solution there?  What’s the problem there Chris.  I love Chris.  He’s a good dude.  He’s a great dude and a good friend, but it’s easy to talk about the business that you’re not really in from a management point of view.  It’s easy from the outside, not suggesting that Chris isn’t in the wrestling business in case people are dying to jump on something I say, but Chris has never run a wrestling business.  Chris has participated in the wrestling business as one of the best performers in the last 20 years, but Chris has never run a wrestling business.  When he made that statement, he was making it from the position of a talent, not an executive who experienced different things in the industry.  It’s easy to have an opinion about something you never actually have done.  It’s easy to have a theoretical perspective on something as complex as running a wrestling company and because you’re in the business in one way, you feel like your opinion is valid with regard to things you have no experience in, but it’s really not.”

For those who are curious, here is a list of the viewership numbers that AEW has done since premiering Dynamite: 

10/2/19: 1,409,000 – premiere episode

10/9/19: 1,140,000

10/16/19: 1,014,000

10/23/19: 963,000

10/30/19: 759,000

11/6/19: 813,000

11/13/19: 957,000

11/20/19: 893,000

11/27/19: 663,000 – Thanksgiving eve episode

12/4/19: 851,000

12/11/19: 778,000

12/18/19: 683,000

1/1/20: 967,000

1/8/20: 947,000

1/15/20: 940,000

1/22/20: 871,000

1/29/20: 828,000

2/5/20: 928,000

2/12/20: 817,000

2/19/20: 893,000

2/26/20: 865,000

3/4/20: 906,000

3/11/20: 766,000

3/18/20: 932,000

3/25/20: 819,000

4/1/20: 685,000

4/8/20: 692,000

4/15/20: 683,000

4/22/20: 731,000

4/29/20: 693,000

5/6/20: 732,000

5/13/20: 654,000

5/20/20: 701,000

5/25/20: 827,000

6/3/20: 730,000

6/10/20: 677,000

6/17/20: 772,000

6/24/20: 633,000

7/1/20: 748,000

7/8/20: 715,000

7/15/20: 788,000

7/22/20: 845,000

7/29/20: 773,000

8/5/20: 901,000

8/12/20: 792,000

8/22/20: 755,000 – Saturday broadcast

8/27/20: 813,000 – Thursday broadcast

9/2/20: 928,000 – Wednesday broadcast

9/9/20: 1,016,000 – Wednesday broadcast

9/16/20: 886,000

9/23/20: 835,000

9/30/20: 866,000

10/7/20: 753,000

10/14/20: 826,000

10/21/20: 753,000

10/28/20: 781,000

11/4/20: 717,000

11/11/20: 764,000

11/18/20: 850,000

11/25/20: 712,000

12/2/20: 913,000

12/9/20: 995,000

12/16/20: 806,000

12/23/20: 775,000 – Late night edition

12/30/20: 977,000

1/6/21: 662,000

1/13/21: 762,000

1/20/21: 854,000

1/27/21: 734,000

2/3/21: 844,000

H/T to WrestlingNews.co

RECENT POSTS

The Rock To Be Honored By The Hollywood Critics Association with Trailblazer Award

Tony Khan Comments on New AEW YouTube Show and Paul Wight’s Signing

AEW Reveals That Paul “Big Show” Wight Has Signed A Long-Term Contract, New AEW DARK: Revelation Program Announced For Monday Night

More Names Confirmed for the New WWE Performance Center Class

Karrion Kross Discusses How He Avoided Surgery After Nasty Shoulder Injury At Takeover XXX, Admits Rehab Was Difficult

Jon Moxley Names Christian As His Dream Star To Come To AEW: “His Mind For Wrestling Is Just Like Next-Level”

Previous Post

Jim Ross Explains Why He Thought JBL Was a Good WWE Champion

Next Post

Kota Ibushi Retains IWGP Double Gold Over SANADA, Tetsuya Naito Calls Out Ibushi For I.C. Championship

COLUMNS

WWE sets the table for WrestleMania showdowns

WWE sets the table for WrestleMania showdowns

February 23, 2021
Can’t Knock The Hustle: WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 Running Diary

Can’t Knock The Hustle: WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 Running Diary

February 21, 2021
The Forbidden Door is Open. Now What?

The Forbidden Door is Open. Now What?

February 19, 2021
The Brand Extension #25: WWE – The Place Where Stars Are Born

The Brand Extension #25: WWE – The Place Where Stars Are Born

February 18, 2021
Can’t Knock The Hustle: 10 Things I Think I Think About… WWE’s Elimination Chamber 2021 Card

Can’t Knock The Hustle: 10 Things I Think I Think About… WWE’s Elimination Chamber 2021 Card

February 17, 2021
Cole Kicks Off Undisputed Heartbreak Era

Cole Kicks Off Undisputed Heartbreak Era

February 15, 2021

PODCASTS

RAW

WH Radio WWE RAW Review, Feb. 23rd, 2021 – Bobby Lashley To Win The WWE Championship?

February 23, 2021
WWF: The Legacy Series – The Perfect Bonus Episode (02-91)

WWF: The Legacy Series – The Perfect Bonus Episode (02-91)

February 22, 2021
Elimination Chamber

WH Aftershock: WWE Elimination Chamber 2021

February 21, 2021
Kingdom of Honor–AEW, G1 Climax 30, and the Pure Title

Kingdom of Honor–Takeover: Vengeance Day

February 21, 2021
ANLWP: Elimination Chamber Predictions & Best Bets!

ANLWP: Elimination Chamber Predictions & Best Bets!

February 19, 2021
ANLWP: The End of the Undisputed Era

ANLWP: The End of the Undisputed Era

February 18, 2021

HOME

Wrestling Headlines

ABOUT US

WrestlingHeadlines.com is your daily source for pro wrestling news headlines. Our coverage includes WWE, AEW, IMPACT, NJPW, ROH, MLW and more. Formerly Lords of Pain (LOP), we have been publishing WWE news and rumors since 1998! We are an independent news outlet and are not affiliated with any wrestling promotion.

STAY CONNECTED

  • 144.7k Fans
  • 11.2k Followers

Home | News | Results | Columns | Radio | Contact | Privacy Policy

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
    • HEADLINES
  • NEWS
    • WWE News, WWE Rumors and Spoilers
    • AEW News and Rumors
    • IMPACT Wrestling News and Rumors
    • ROH News and Rumors
    • NJPW News
    • MLW News
    • NWA Wrestling News
  • RESULTS
    • WWE Raw Results
    • WWE Smackdown Results
    • WWE NXT Results
    • WWE 205 Live Results
    • WWE PPV Results
    • WWE House Show Results
    • AEW Results
    • IMPACT Wrestling Results
    • IMPACT PPV Results
    • Ring of Honor Results
    • NJPW Results
    • MLW Wrestling Results
    • NWA Results
    • Lucha Underground Results
    • Indy Wrestling Results
  • COLUMNS
    • Hustle
    • Between The Flips & Fists
    • Sir Sam’s Court
    • The Brand Extension
    • Donovan’s Digest
    • El Gringo Loco
    • Tim Rose Jr
    • Imp’s Adventures
    • Doctor’s Orders
    • Cool Points
    • Column of the Month
    • LOP Hall Of Fame
  • PODCASTS
    • Imp’s LOP Radio Adventure
    • Kingdom of Honour
    • LOP Aftershock
    • All Night Long Wrestling Podcast
    • Quick and Painless Pro Wrestling Podcast
    • The Legacy Series
    • The Doc Says
  • FORUMS
  • CONTACT

Home | News | Results | Columns | Radio | Contact | Privacy Policy