WWE Tribute To The Troops Suffers Big Drop In Audience From 2015, Rock's "Rock The Troops" Ratings
The Rock's "Rock The Troops" special on Spike this past Tuesday night drew 516,000 viewers and ranked #52 for the night on cable, drawing an 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The program also aired live on Comedy Central but viewership was not provided. The Comedy Central airing drew an 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demo. Viacom aired "Rock The Troops" across 4 more networks on Tuesday night – VH1 with an 0.09 rating and 221,000 viewers for the #112 spot, MTV2 with an 0.04 rating and 72,000 viewers, CMT with an 0.03 rating and 84,000 viewers, MTV Classic with a 0 rating and 17,000 viewers.
Rock's special for the Troops drew 910,000 live viewers on Tuesday night, not including the number from Comedy Central that was not provided. BET aired a replay of the show on Wednesday night and that drew 237,000 viewers for an 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo. The BET replay ranked #96 on the cable top 150 for Wednesday night.
WWE's Tribute to The Troops drew 1.313 million viewers on the USA Network this past Wednesday night and ranked #3 for the night with an 0.46 rating in the 18-49 demographic, behind Vikings and the NBA on ESPN. The viewership is down 27% from the 2015 Troops special, which also aired on a Wednesday night and drew 1.802 million viewers.