Biography: WWE Legends Episode on The Iron Sheik Has Only Slight Drop in Viewership, Ratings Steady

– Showbuzz Daily has the Sunday television numbers for the latest WWE Superstar Sunday block on A&E. Last Sunday’s premiere saw a new Biography: WWE Legends episode on WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik.

This week’s show saw only a slight drop in viewership compared to the audience for last week’s episode on the late WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes. This week’s episode averaged 452,000 viewers, compared to 461,000 viewers for the Dusty Rhodes episode.

Ratings also held steady in the P18-49 key demo for Biography this week. The Iron Sheik episode drew a 0.14 rating, which is identical to the rating for the Dusty Rhodes special. Biography also ranked No. 21 for the night, which is consistent with its ranking for last week.

This week’s edition of WWE Rivals, showcasing Hulk Hogan vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper had more significant drops in the key demo and the viewing audience. Sunday’s episode averaged 357,000 viewers. That fell off from the audience of 427,000 viewers for last week’s episode on The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton. This week’s episode drew a 0.11 rating in the key demo, dropping from the previous episode 0.14 rating.

WWE Rivals finished at No. 26 in the Cable Top 150 rankings this week.