• Last 2 Dark Side Of The Ring Episodes Drew The Worst Numbers In The Show’s History
The latest 2 episodes of VICE’s Dark Side of the Ring drew the worst numbers in the show’s history, with the Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling episode drawing a record low of only 126,000 viewers.
The latest episode featuring Old School WWF Jobber Johnny K-9 drew 137,000 viewers, making it the second lowest episode in the show’s history.
Here are all the official numbers from all Dark Side of the Ring episodes so far:
Season 1
Episode 1: Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth – 154,000 viewers
Episode 2: The Montreal Screwjob – 181,000 viewers
Episode 3: Bruiser Brody’s death – 214,000 viewers
Episode 4: The Von Erich Family – 234,000 viewers
Episode 5: Gino Hernandez’s death – 225,000 viewers
Episode 6: The Fabulous Moolah – 200,000 viewers
Season 1 total: 1.208 million viewers over 6 episodes
Season 1 average: 201,333 viewers per episode
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Season 2
Episode 1: Chris Benoit tragedy – 320,000 viewers
Episode 2: New Jack – 229,000 viewers
Episode 3: WWE Brawl For All – 226,000 viewers
Episode 4: Jimmy Snuka and the Death of Nancy Argentino – 209,000 viewers
Episode 5: The Assassination of Dino Bravo – 221,000 viewers
Episode 6: David Schultz and The Slap Heard Around The World – 255,000 viewers
Episode 7: Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story – 246,000 viewers
Episode 8: The Last Ride of The Road Warriors – 264,000 viewers
Episode 9: The Final Days of Owen Hart – 349,000 viewers
Season 2 total: 2.319 million viewers over 9 episodes
Season 2 average: 257,666 viewers per episode
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Season 3
Episode 1: Brian Pillman – 272,000 viewers
Episode 2: Nick Gage – 163,000 viewers
Episode 3: Collision In Korea – 191,000 viewers
Episode 4: The Ultimate Warrior – 165,000 viewers
Episode 5: Grizzly Smith & His Family – 243,000 viewers
Episode 6: The Dynamite Kid – 242,000 viewers
Episode 7: Plane Ride From Hell – 153,000 viewers
Episode 8: The Double Life of Chris Kanyon – 214,000 viewers
Episode 9: Blood & Wire: Onita’s FMW – 126,000 viewers
Episode 10: Ion Croitoru (Bruiser Bedlam, Johnny K9) – 137,000 viewers
Episode 11: The Many Faces of Luna Vachon
Also Read: 2 Major Mistakes On The Kanyon Episode Of Dark Side Of The Ring
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• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (October 11, 1997) – WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
On this day in 1997, the World Wrestling Federation aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Shotgun Saturday Night ‘.
It was pre-taped at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF Survivor Series 1997’ PPV.
Here’s the match-card:
1. Dude Love vs. Jose Estrada
2. Flash Funk vs. Rockabilly
3. Nova vs. Tarantula
4. Ahmed Johnson vs. Jason Ahrndt
5. D.O.A. vs. The Truth Commission
