By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The All In “Zero Hour” special that aired Saturday on WGN America delivered 196,000 viewers, according to Showbuzzdaily.com.
Powell’s POV: The show had fewer viewers than an average edition of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV. I can’t say I’m surprised given that this was presented as a one-off special and it was held on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. While the number may not set the world on fire, it will be interesting to see if WGN America executives feel its strong enough to justify airing more pro wrestling programming. Meanwhile, the big question is how many fans ordered the pay-per-view event and unfortunately that information is not available at this time.
How about the millions that don’t watch TV anymore. We view online
anytime we want & NO COMMERCIALS.
It’s the viewership number. Obviously, there’s no way to count the people who watch illegally.
Supposedly they are airing more this month.
“Add a new professional wrestling show to the television mix — Ring Warriors will air on WGN America starting in September.
The promotion announced tonight it’ll begin airing a one-hour show on September 15. They’ll have a Saturday morning time slot at 8 a.m. ET.
Television tapings will take place August 8 and 9 at Sam’s Town Casino in Las Vegas. The shows will feature Austin Aries, Eli Drake, Jeff Cobb, Marty the Moth, Wes Brisco, Alex Chamberlain, Chase Stevens, Cassidy Riley, and others.
Those shows will include a tournament to crowd a new Ring Warriors Grand Champion.
The Ring Warriors promotion has come and gone since the 1990s. It’s currently run by former NWA President Howard Brody.”
It is on the WGN schedule
http://www.wgnamerica.com/schedule?date=2018-09-15
Yes, that’s said to be a paid programming type of deal where Ring Warriors is paying WGN for the slot. Admittedly, I don’t know much about it. I wish them well and I’ll check it out, but pay to play doesn’t have a great history if there’s not a big picture plan. We’ll see if they have one.
It is on WGN’s schedule.
http://www.wgnamerica.com/schedule?date=2018-09-15
Seems to me, that’s pretty damn good. It aired at 6pm on a Saturday on Labor Day weekend. A freaking pre-show. Featuring no household names. It beat established Impact’s rating from a couple weeks ago. Was WGN’s highest rated show.
That Impact number was dreadful by their standards, but you’re right about the circumstances of this event. I hope it inspires WGN to do more.