E! issued the following today:
E!’S HIT SERIES “TOTAL DIVAS” POWERS TO A SEASON HIGH IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR FINALE AT 9 PM
SERIES NETS OVER 1.5 MILLION VIEWERS AS SEASON DRAWS TO A CONCLUSION
Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 2014 – E!’s hit series Total Divas powered to a season high with its season 2 finale episode garnering a whopping 1.55 Million Total Viewers as well as netting nearly 1 Million Adults 18-49 (961,000) and impressive numbers in Adults 18-34 (656,000), Women 18-49 (618,000) and W18-34 (412,000).
This marked the best telecast of the sophomore hit since 3/30/14 in Adults 18-49 (961,000), Women 18-34 (412,000) and Households (1.19 coverage rating). It was the second-most watched telecast in the history of the series so far among Total Viewers, since 8/11/13. Total Divas increased its year over year time period average by +4% in Total Viewers (1.55 Million), driven by growth in M18-49 (+31%), and the season 2 finale outperformed the season one finale (12/15/13) across-the-board by double-digits including Adults 18-49 (+33%), Adults 18-34 (+31%) and in Total Viewers (+19%).
During the sophomore run of the series, Total Divas has reached over 7.7 Million Total Viewers and 4.6 Million A18-49. Currently, Total Divas is a Top 5 ad-supported cable program in its Sunday 9-10pm time period with Women 18-34 (#3) and Adults 18-34 (#5).
On the digital front, Total Divas garnered 17,000 Tweets and ranked as the #2 ad-supported cable or reality program of the night (excluding sports). Season 2 averaged a #3 social rank among ad-supported cable and #2 versus reality.
E’!s Men of the Strip reality event / special scored nearly half a million Total Viewers (10 pm -12 am) (490,000) and outperformed the last On E! Special: Sounding Off: The 2013 Year, across all key demos.
On Twitter, Men of the Strip ranked as the #7 ad-supported cable program of the night (excluding sports) and is E!’s most talked about special of 2014 to-date, excluding its “Beyond Candid” series.
– As noted, Batista finished up with WWE last night but is expected back in time for SummerSlam. Besides promoting Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy during his time off, he will also be working on other acting projects, including the upcoming Kickboxer remake.
– Dolph Ziggler tweeted the following after losing to Alberto Del Rio on last night’s RAW:
“sorry @WWEUniverse cant believe I lost another big one maybe @TheComedyStore is hiring haha I can be ur softball teams ringer”
– WWE Divas Champion Paige spoke to Tom Phillips in a WWE App video during last night’s RAW. Phillips asked about Cameron interrupting Paige’s post-match conference at Payback. Paige talked about how she’s going to continue proving herself until the other Divas realize she’s deserving.
– A new Legends of Wrestling roundtable will be shown on the WWE Network this Friday night at 8pm EST. Below is the synopsis:
“Jim Ross hosts an all star panel as they discuss some of the most controversial and despised Heatseekers in Professional Wrestling.”
– WWE United States Champion Sheamus met 14 year old Wish Kid Juliana before the recent SmackDown tapings in Atlanta, thanks to Make-A-Wish. Juliana and her family drove to Atlanta from Pennsylvania to meet Sheamus. WWE’s Community website has photos at this link. WWE also had Special Olympics Georgia athletes as special guests in attendance for last week’s tapings in Atlanta.
– The next episode of Beyond The Ring on the WWE Network airs this Saturday night at 8pm EST and looks at The Attitude Era. Below is the synopsis for the one-hour show:
“Bust out your Austin 3:16 shirt, heat up a delicious slice of pie and countdown to Y2J all over again with The Attitude Era.”
– WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts tweeted the following after working indie events in Oregon this past weekend:
“Portland and Salem both great shows so good to c old friends. I was so lucky to b chosen by Wwe and get over. A career above most.Grateful, blessed and timing that allowed me to fly higher than I ever dreamed. Most guys never got the shot. Still amazed”
