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Dana White’s Power Slap got a considerable ratings boost in its second week.
Last week, the debut of Power Slap was the 4th ranked show on Cable TV after averaging 295,000 viewers over the one-hour broadcast that started at 10 p.m. and received a .10 share in the 18-49 year old demographic.
Dana White’s Power Slap premiere averaged 295,000 viewers and 0.10 in the 18-49 demo on TBS, ranking #45 among cable originals.
Lead-in from AEW was 969k and 0.31., per Showbuzz
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) January 19, 2023
In week 2, Power Slap gained nearly 130k viewers and average 413K viewers with a 0,13 share in the 18-49-year-old demographic.
For those curious, Power Slap (which follows #AEWDynamite) numbers were actually up considerably from last week. The show averaged 413K viewers (⬆️40% from last week) with a 0.13 P18-49 rating (⬆️30%)
— Raj Giri (@TheRajGiri) January 26, 2023
Power Slap’s lead-in AEW was up 3 percent from last week and crossed a million viewers during their Jay Briscoe tribute show.
#AEWDynamite averaged over 1M viewers for the first time since 10/5/22. The show drew 1.003M viewers (⬆️3.5% from last week) with a 0.32 P18-49 rating (⬆️3%).
It was #3 for the night on cable behind two NBA games, per @ShowBuzzDaily . (1)
— Raj Giri (@TheRajGiri) January 26, 2023
It’s still too early to tell if Power Slap, which has been dogged by controversy since it’s inception, will catch on with viewers, but the second-week jump in ratings will likely make TBS happy.