Helped by a lead-in from a college basketball game, Tuesday’s slightly delayed edition of WWE Backstage saw an increase in viewership to 124,000, the fifth-highest of the series.
That was a considerable increase from last week’s 97,000 viewers for the New Year’s Eve show. The show started roughly 12 minutes after the hour due to the end of the Villanova-Creighton game.
The only thing advertised for the show was an appearance by The Miz.
In the 18-49 demo, the show drew a 0.04 which was slightly up from the .03 from New Year’s Eve.
Here’s an updated look at Backstage’s viewership since its official premiere:
November 5 — 49,000 viewers
November 12 — 100,000 viewers
November 19 — 180,000 viewers (CM Punk’s debut as an analyst)
November 26 — 121,000 viewers
December 3 –138,000 viewers
December 10 — 127,000 viewers (CM Punk’s second appearance)
December 17 — 95,000 viewers
December 24 — 153,000 viewers
December 31 — 97,000 viewers
January 7 — 124,000