Ultimo Necro Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Let's not kid ourselves, Borash is making that sweet, sweet British Bootcamp money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 So this episode got 368,000 viewers...easily making it the most watched show on Destination America this week. I'm not sure what to make of these numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLKerAaron Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Well those are definitely better numbers than I was expecting. Let's see what kind of viewership they're able to maintain. For the longest time they were pulling between 900k to 1.2m on Spike, so it's certainly a step down from those numbers. The only sliver lining in this is that it's Destination America's most watched show, so if they keep that up there shouldn't be any concern over them going under any time soon as long as Panda keeps funding them. Also, keep in mind that they completely lost their Canadian viewership. I heard they're working on getting them a TV deal, but damn in the last year Canadian wrestling fans have really gotten the shaft. Then for the us in the States we either don't get this channel or have to upgrade their cable/satellite tier to get it. I had to do the latter, but I always wanted to do so anyway because Dish's Top 250 has Boomerang. I just could never justify paying an extra $10 a month just for Boomerang. Turns out I also get Encore and their on demand selection is pretty decent for my taste. So I don't regret upgrading. And no, I'm not making up excuses. These numbers are laughable compared to WWE, but even their numbers are laughable compared to what they use to draw. *Edit: Your numbers are off by 100k. So turns out that's around what I was expecting them to draw on this network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Well those are definitely better numbers than I was expecting. Let's see what kind of viewership they're able to maintain. For the longest time they were pulling between 900k to 1.2m on Spike, so it's certainly a step down from those numbers. The only sliver lining in this is that it's Destination America's most watched show, so if they keep that up there shouldn't be any concern over them going under any time soon as long as Panda keeps funding them. Also, keep in mind that they completely lost their Canadian viewership. I heard they're working on getting them a TV deal, but damn in the last year Canadian wrestling fans have really gotten the shaft. Then for the us in the States we either don't get this channel or have to upgrade their cable/satellite tier to get it. I had to do the latter, but I always wanted to do so anyway because Dish's Top 250 has Boomerang. I just could never justify paying an extra $10 a month just for Boomerang. Turns out I also get Encore and their on demand selection is pretty decent for my taste. So I don't regret upgrading. And no, I'm not making up excuses. These numbers are laughable compared to WWE, but even their numbers are laughable compared to what they use to draw. *Edit: Your numbers are off by 100k. So turns out that's around what I was expecting them to draw on this network. The numbers I got included the replay of Impact from the same day, apparently. And even without the replay numbers, it's still the most watched show on Destination America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLKerAaron Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yeah, you're right. After doing some research the premier drew 263k viewers with the encore drawing 105k viewers and the network combined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APO Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Finally got around to catching this show on YouTube. It wasn't too bad up till the final part of the main. How many male heels are NOT post of either of the big factions? Like four? I was really liking the Storm interview until he said that they didn't care about titles or matches(might've misheard this, though). It comes off kinda dumb like Ziggler talking about stealing the show instead of winning matches. KOs battle royal was nothing, but it was nice to see Kong again. Hope the female hoss battle will be a good one. Commentary was much better without Tenay at the table. Finally, EC3 is just so much better than everyone else at the character stuff. Just so damn natural that it puts the rest of the roster to shame. Never thought I'd say that after he initially debuted, but here we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cibernetico Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Yeah. EC3 is the only one of a handful of TNA acts that comes off like a star. I hope to see big things for him and an eventual return to WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLKerAaron Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Knowing WWE they would go the complete opposite direction with what TNA is doing with the EC3 character by having him wrestle often and rarely talk. When they did allow him to speak it would be word for word from a script. The guy deserves a pay raise that's for sure, but is killing his character really worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Knowing WWE they would go the complete opposite direction with what TNA is doing with the EC3 character by having him wrestle often and rarely talk. When they did allow him to speak it would be word for word from a script. The guy deserves a pay raise that's for sure, but is killing his character really worth it? That's pretty much how they used him once his NXT stint was done. His early NXT stuff with Bryan was comedic gold. CHICKS AND AMERICA~! *flag drop* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 This was my first time watching TNA in about 2 years. EC3 is easily the most polished performer they have, and that's both praise for him and condemnation of the rest of the roster. He plays his character incredibly well, is comfortable in his role, delivers lines on point, and sells the situation with his acting and body language. How the fuck did WWE blow it with him? To be fair, he was never in a position to try that. He was all about being the ultra American, and before and after that was just a goofy as hell guy. If he was a heel at all he never had a chance to show how far he could go. It's also possible he might not have had the ability at the time to go that far. Maybe it took the firing to light a fire under him and he just went all "Fuck you, I'll show you what I can do." That and being pushed in TNA from the start might have motivated him to find that side he never showed before. Either way, he's one of the consistently bright parts of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Knowing how "funny" the WWE writers are, I look forward to seeing ECIII return to the WWE and debut as Fandango's Australian cousin..... Fandingo! Edt: Yeah, looking at what I just typed..... I'll show myself out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I love how the animators stopped with the web pattern from the neck to the forearms. That's what I hate about drawing Spider-Man too. What was Parker thinking, designing his costume with that mess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Knowing how "funny" the WWE writers are, I look forward to seeing ECIII return to the WWE and debut as Fandango's Australian cousin..... Fandingo! Edt: Yeah, looking at what I just typed..... I'll show myself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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