Wednesday night war ratings question
By Scott Keith on August 20, 2019
So 18-24 years ago was a 6-year period of ratings wars between WCW and WWF. Today though DVR exists. So my question is: how does DVR impact ratings? Like most wrestling fans, I’m going to watch either AEW or NXT and DVR the other to watch another time. Does the DVR’ed show count toward ratings? It’s so much easier today to just watch both shows
Yes, DVR ratings are absolutely a thing. In fact, it was also a thing during the original Monday Night Wars, but back then it was factored via VCR ratings. The other thing to keep in mind is that we don't get quarter hour breakdowns and such any longer from Nielsen, so it'll be a lot tougher to do head-to-head comparisons and all that fun stuff. Really, just watch what you watch, and above all else make sure to read whichever show I end up recapping on the blog.
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