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Biography: WWE Legends Episode on Dusty Rhodes Draws Increase in Numbers, WWE Rivals Also Up This Week

April 11, 2023 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
Dusty Rhodes, Cody Rhodes Image Credit: WWE

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 late WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes.

The Dusty Rhodes episode of Biography averaged 461,000 viewers. Viewership increased from the back-to-back episodes on March 26 for Charlotte Flair and Yokozuna, which drew 338,000 viewers and 366,000 viewers respectively.

In the P18-49 key demo rating, Biography drew a 0.14 rating and ranked No. 21 for Sunday cable originals. The Charlotte Flair episode drew a 0.11 rating, and Yokozuna’s special drew a 0.13 rating.

This week’s episode of WWE Rivals on The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton also saw a nice increase in viewership. The Orton/Undertaker episode avagered 427,000 viewers. It was up from the 362,000 viewers for the Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar episode. The show drew an identical rating to that episode with 0.14. WWE Rivals ranked No. 20 for the Cable Top 150 rankings.

This was the highest audience and rating for WWE Rivals since the season debut with Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant on February 19, which drew 444,000 viewers and an identical rating.