WoS/World of Sport held their fifth episode this weekend on ITV. The ratings for the show appear to have now been released.
Here’s the reported number:
- 700k (6.7% share) The show peaked at 0.9m
Compared to last week’s number:
- 545k (5.3% Share)
Interestingly the number does appear to have not only held but been built upon. Considering that we’ve now had four weeks of around 500k-700k it’s fair to say that the show has found it’s audience. and is slowly growing.
Premier League Opposition
If you’ve been following our weekly report on the WoS Ratings (here’s week 4) you’ll know about the Premier League opposition. Football/Soccer in the United Kingdom is a massive draw. Whilst PL games don’t draw millions in actual TV ratings the eyeballs viewing the action across the UK in pubs, clubs and illegal streaming are huge.
This week’s game saw Liverpool take on Brighton. On paper this wasn’t a ‘big’ game however last week’s results for both teams including a shock win for Brighton gave this game far more precedence. The fact that this 5 o’clock kickoff game didn’t actually hurt the WoS rating is a big plus for the brand.
The Brand is the Draw
Last week saw the return of top international star Will Ospreay. The NJPW performer is easily considered one of the top stars on WoS and it was expected that his reappearance would help the number. It appears as though the brand itself may be the drawing card. With a strong Tag Team title tournament and Women’s Division the brand is slowly establishing itself to the mainstream UK audience.
For a Saturday night the number again is not stellar. Can the show now sustain and build on the number? It remains to be seen but this isn’t
Here are the full results from the Saturday August 25th show:
- WOS Tag Team Title Tournament Semi Final – Alpha Bad (Iestyn Rees & Kip Sabian) defeat Just Uz (BT Gunn & Stevie Boy)
- Crater b. Gabriel Kidd and Liam Slater
- WOS Tag Team Title Tournament Semi Final Match – Adam Maxted & Nathan Cruz defeat Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Grado
- WOS Women’s Title Battle Royal – Kay Lee Ray (c) b. Ayesha Raymond and Bea Priestley and Kasey Owens and Viper
