WWE and A&E’s “Macho Man” Randy Savage Biography ranked in the top 10 of cable on Sunday.
The Savage Biography documentary averaged 790,000 viewers on A&E, down from the 880,000 viewers that the previous week’s Roddy Piper Biography averaged. But while viewership was down, the rating in the 18-49 demo was up to a 0.31. The Piper Biography had drawn a 0.27 rating in the demo.
In 18-49, the Savage Biography ranked seventh for the day on cable. The Piper Biography ranked 10th the previous Sunday.
The third episode of WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures, which was focused on Jerry “The King” Lawler memorabilia, averaged 563,000 viewers on A&E on Sunday. That’s down from the 769,000 viewers the show averaged the previous week. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.22, down from the previous week’s 0.27. It ranked 12th for the day on cable in 18-49.
The previous week’s Most Wanted Treasures episode was focused on Undertaker & Kane memorabilia. It ranked 11th for the day in 18-49.
Here’s a look at the ratings for WWE’s programming block on A&E since it began:
Biography —
Steve Austin: 1.062 million viewers (0.38 rating in 18-49)
Roddy Piper: 880,000 viewers (0.27 rating in 18-49)
Randy Savage: 790,000 viewers (0.31 rating in 18-49)
WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures —
Episode one (Mick Foley): 766,000 viewers (0.29 rating in 18-49)
Episode two (The Undertaker & Kane): 769,000 viewers (0.27 rating in 18-49)
Episode three (Jerry Lawler): 563,000 viewers (0.22 rating in 18-49)
This coming Sunday’s Biography and Most Wanted Treasures episodes will both be focused on Booker T. The Biography documentary premieres at 8 p.m. Eastern time, with Most Wanted Treasures starting at 10:02 p.m. Eastern.