WWE Rivals Episodes Hit Season Rating, Viewership Highs

Sunday night’s episodes of WWE Rivals hit season highs in both ratings and viewership. Sunday night’s episode on Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart scored a 0.15 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 445,000 viewers, while Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels brought in a 0.15 demo rating and 433,000 viewers.

The episodes were the highest-rated of the season and matched the series high marked by the July 24th, 2022 episode on Rock vs. Steve Austin, as well as the August 7th, 2022 episode on WWE vs. WCW. The total viewership for the Austin vs. Hart episode was the best since the WWE vs. WCW episode scored the series high with 488,000 viewers.

The episodes ranked #24 and #25 among cable originals for the night per Showbuzz Daily, with the Celtics vs. Hawks NBA Playoff game leading the night at a 1.33 demo rating and 3.828 million viewers.

Season two averaged a 0.127 demo rating and 383,000 viewers, compared to a 0.106 demo rating and 370,000 viewers for season one.