2006 Ratings

Date Raw Smackdown ECW Impact
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