Has Trump Helped Raw Ratings

The use of Donald Trump in one WWE television show seems to have sent WWE Ratings skyward.

Last nights edition of a Commercial Free RAW did a 4.5 overall. With a 4.2 and 6.3 million viewers in the first hour and 4.8 with 7.3 million viewers in the second hour.

This is up from the past few weeks of scoring around 3.8 and less.

Source:wrestlezone.com

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Comments

1. Comment #1

   I hope this ratings boost doesn't justify doing more drastic storyline developments.

   Posted by Derrick on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

2. Comment #2

   what derrick said, though i don't care for raw anyway (SD ftw!

   Posted by on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

3. Comment #3

   I laugh at this. First, it tells me that WWE fans, in general, are sheep. Second, it tells me that Vinny Mac has run completely out of ideas. Third, it tells me that this company is desperate for ratings. Fourth, Vinny Mac can't stand having someone else take over his limelight, so he put an end to the whole "sale of RAW" by allowing Trump only 1 full episode. Bottom line: pathetic!

   Posted by Koj Tije Dedo on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

4. Comment #4

   *sigh* They REALLY need to come up with something with the creative team. Maybe Vince needs a vacation? I honestly don't know what they can do. I just wish they'd use their talent BETTER. Yes, comedy is fun for the kids, but why would these stuffed shirts think they can write comedy for kids, anyway? Maybe some day WWE will grow up a little. I think that may be the only thing that can save it, now.

   Posted by "Mean" Mike Shaw on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

5. Comment #5

   Well, that's no good. That means Vince will continue to do things that marks like and the Internet community hates.

   Posted by The Glide on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

6. Comment #6

   well it was commercial free, maybe that got people more into it, why do they think they sell boxoffice pay per views

   Posted by crazydude on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

7. Comment #7

   Best rating since 2002!

   Posted by EddieRox on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

8. Comment #8

   I think Crazy dude is the only one here seeing the big picture it wasnt so much trump it was the fact that it was commercial free and they had annouced a ppv type main event with HHH v Orton in a LMS match. I don't think ppl could of cared less if it was trump, bill gates or any other billionare

   Posted by Daniel Johnson on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

9. Comment #9

   I dunno. It was probably helped by the media hype about Trump, much more than Trump himself. And the commercial free thing seems to have been the networks choice not WWEs idea.

   Posted by on Thursday, June 25, 2009

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