We don't know what the ratings will look like when they stream on Max cuz they might get a lot of the viewers watching on there instead of TBS.
The thing with the ratings discussions is they often serve no purpose. I say attendance is a bit more important but even still.
You would think AEW or Dynamite was the worst wrestling show ever whenever a rating is low. Especially according to the twitter clowns. And everyone's criticism of the product not gonna be the same cuz some may enjoy stuff that others don't. Especially with the Ospreay and Ricochet match.
I'd understand criticism about the product but there are stuff in aew and even wwe that isn't gonna be liked by everyone. But using ratings as an argument seems kinda pointless. I'm not gonna like a show less cuz it got low ratings and high ratings doesn't guarantee I'll like everything on there either. We all have our opinions on the talent whether it be like, dislike, or don't care either way. Whether 650k watch a show or 2 million watch a show, we can only form our own opinions.
Saying :oh I didn't like the part of the show that had jericho" is understandable but saying "oh they didn't reach 700k viewers cuz the show sucked" is not the same.
The ratings discourse for AEW won’t even matter anymore.
Whatever ratings they get for the rest of 2024 is largely irrelevant at this point because the media deal is already signed. Might effect some sponsorship opportunities or something but who the fukk cares about that outside of the suits?
And whatever TV ratings they get starting in 2025 will be irrelevant because people are going to be watching it in Max instead of TBS/TNT. And unless something changes, then we aren’t likely going to get any public ratings #s out of Max unless the #s are good.
Like their is basically 0% chance I am watching Dynamite or Collision on YouTube TV starting in 2025 because I have Max. At worst we’re just going to get the exact same cable tv feed with commercials and all, at best we’ll get commercial free and in higher quality. At this point it might just make sense for me to cancel YouTube TV next year or at least only sign up for selective periods. There’s zero reason for me to have it in the summer anymore since AEW was the only thing I was watching on YouTube TV all summer.