WWE PPV Update: Survivor Series Up, Other Fourth Quarter PPVs Down

WWE revealed in their 2011 fourth quarter financials that pay-per-view revenues were $14.6 million as compared to $13.8 million in the prior year quarter, reflecting a 2% increase in total pay-per-view buys. Buys for the four comparable events in the current and prior year quarter declined 3%, but were more than offset by an increase in prior period buys, which resulted in a 6% increase in pay-per-view revenue.

The details for the number of buys (in 000s) are as follows:

Broadcast Month		Events (in chronological order)		Three Months Ended December 31
				2011		2010
October		Hell in a Cell		182		210
October		Vengeance/Bragging Rights		121		137
November		Survivor Series		281		244
December		WWE TLC		179		195
Prior events				33		(2)
Total				796		784