{"id":68933,"date":"2020-02-11T13:15:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=68933"},"modified":"2020-02-11T12:48:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T18:48:14","slug":"xfl-viewership-for-opening-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2020\/02\/11\/xfl-viewership-for-opening-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"XFL viewership for opening weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3638087141\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showbuzzdaily.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShowbuzzDaily.com<\/a> lists the following viewership numbers for the first weekend of XFL games.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Seattle Dragons vs. D.C. Defenders on ABC: 3.302 million viewers (Saturday early afternoon)<\/p>\n<p>-L.A. Wildcats and Houston Roughnecks on Fox: 3.290 million viewers (Saturday late afternoon)<\/p>\n<p>-Tampa Bay Vipers vs. New York Guardians on Fox: 3.385 million viewers (Sunday early afternoon)<\/p>\n<p>-St. Louis BattleHawks vs. Dallas Renegades on ESPN: 2.495 million viewers (Sunday late afternoon)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> It was a good start for the Vince McMahon owned XFL. Of course, the first incarnation of the XFL opened with 14 million viewers for the first game in prime time on NBC and then the bottom fell out. The reviews are far more positive this time around. The idea of minor league football with no NFL affiliation does nothing for me personally, but the game play was better compared to the original version, and they did a good job of focusing on the actual games rather than creating a WWE circus-like atmosphere. 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