2006 Television Ratings


Date
Jan. 2-7
3.65
3.1 (5.1)
-
0.9 (1.7)
Jan. 9-14
4.3 (6.4)
3.2
-
*0.8
Jan. 16-21
4.3
2.9 (4.8)
-
0.9
Jan. 23-28
4.5 (6.7)
2.9
-
**1.1
1/30 - 2/4
4.5
2.9 (4.8)
-
0.7
Feb. 6-11
4.45 (6.5)
3.0 (4.8)
-
0.8
Feb. 13-18
***3.3 (5.0)
2.8 (5.0)
-
0.7
Feb. 20-25
4.0 (5.8)
3.0 (5.1)
-
0.9
2/27 - 3/4
4.0 (5.9)
2.6 (4.0)
-
0.7
March 6-11
4.0 (6.0)
2.6 (4.0)
-
0.7
March 13-18
@4.15
2.6
-
0.9
March 20-25
4.25
2.8 (4.7)
-
0.9
3/27 - 4/1
4.3 (6.5)
2.5
-
@@0.6
April 3-8
#4.1 (6.0)
2.7 (4.7)
-
1.0
April 10-15
4.2
2.5 (4.6)
-
##1.1
April 17-22
4.3 (6.5)
2.1 (3.8)
-
0.94
April 24-29
###4.1
2.3 (4.1)
-
0.84
May 1-6
4.0 (5.9)
2.2
-
0.9
May 8-13
4.1 (6.1)
2.5 (4.6)
-
1.0
May 15-20
3.95 (5.6)
1.9 (3.5)
-
1.1
May 22-27
3.65 (5.4)
2.4
-
1.2
5/29 - 6/3
3.75 (5.9)
2.4 (4.5)
-
1.1
June 5-10
4.0 (5.9)
2.4 (4.7)
*@3.05
1.01
June 12-17
4.25 (6.6)
2.0
*#2.79 (4.0)
@#0.8
June 19-24
4.3 (7.0)
2.2 (4.4)
2.3 (4.0)
1.1
6/26 - 7/1
4.1 (6.4)
2.4 (4.8)
2.2 (4.0)
1.1
July 3-8
3.6 (6.5)
2.7
#@1.4
1.0
July 10-15
3.9
2.1
2.4
0.9 (1.8)
July 17-22
3.95
2.3 (4.5)
2.2
0.8
July 24-29
3.75 (6.0)
2.2 (4.0)
2.4 (4.0)
0.8
7/31 - 8/5
4.05 (6.4)
2.2 (4.2)
2.4
0.9
August 7-12
4.2
2.1 (3.9)
2.2 (3.0)
0.7
August 14-19
4.1
2.3
2.3 (4.0)
0.9
August 21-26
4.05
2.1 (3.9)
2.3 (4.0)
0.8
8/28 - 9/2
#*3.35 (5.1)
1.9 (3.0)
1.9 (3.0)
0.8
September 4-9
@@@3.55
1.0
2.1
0.7
September 11-16
3.6 (5.5)
1.0
1.9
0.7
September 18-23
3.7
^2.4 (3.0)
1.6
0.8
September 25-30
3.45
2.5
1.8
0.9
October 2-7
3.55 (5.4)
2.4 (4.0)
1.7
0.81
October 9-14
^^3.8 (6.0)
2.3
1.7
0.9
October 16-21
3.7
2.8
1.6
0.8
October 23-28
3.6
2.8
1.6 (2.0)
0.77
10/30 - 11/4
3.55
2.9
1.6
0.78
November 6-14
3.7
2.7 (5.0)
1.5
0.78
November 13-18
3.8
2.6 (4.5)
1.6
^^^1.02
November 20-25
3.75 (5.7)
2.5 (4.5)
1.8 (3.0)
^@0.86
11/27 - 12/2
3.8
2.8
1.6
0.97
December 4-9
3.7
2.6 (4.4)
1.8
1.0 (1.5)
December 11-16
3.8 (5.7)
2.6 (4.7)
%%0.9
1.19
December 18-23
%$3.5 (5.4)
2.87
1.54
1.05
December 25-30
%@2.7
%*2.4 (4.2)
%#1.4
0.94
2006 Average
3.90
2.46
1.88
0.89


Key:
(#) Share
* Midnight replay on 1/16 scores a record 0.9 cable rating, with a 2.6 share.
** Sting makes his "retirement" speech.
*** Raw moved to Thursday, 2/16 due to the Westminster Dog Show. The dog show on 2/13 scores a 2.1 rating, with a 3.0 share
@ Saturday Night's Main Event (which aired on 3/18 from 8 to 10PM ET) on NBC scored a 3.11 rating or 5.15 million viewers. @ Saturday Night's Main Event (which aired on 7/15 from 8 to 10PM ET) on NBC scored a 2.6 with a 5.4 share.
@@ Head to head with WWE's hall of fame ceremony on the USA Network which scored a 1.8 rating with a 4.0 share.
# Night after Wrestlemania 22. (Head to head with the NCAA basketball finals, UCLA vs. Florida on CBS)
## Impact moves to Thursday nights @ 11PM ET on Spike TV.
### Taped 4/21 in London, England
*# AM Raw averaged a 0.67 cable rating as of 6/3; ECW on the Sci-Fi Channel debuts on 6/13 at 10PM ET.
*@ WWE vs. ECW Head to Head special at 9PM ET on USA
@# Aired at Midnight ET
#@ July 4th edition
#* Aired live on Sci-Fi due to U.S Open tennis coverage on the USA Network
@@@ Labor Day
^ Smackdown moves to the newly created CW Network
^^ 3-hour "Raw Homecoming" special featuring Raw, Smackdown, and ECW
^^^ Impact moves to its new 9PM ET time slot with a two hour special
^@ Thanksgiving
%# Best of show
%@ Christmas from Iraq special
%$ Three hour edition
%% Saturday night edition
%* Best of Show



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