Jim Ross' Announcing Future, WWE TV Viewership Averages For 2013, DVDs


- WWE Main Event is averaging a 1.1 rating with 1.76 million viewers so far this year, with Saturday Morning Slam averaging a 0.6 rating and 935,000 viewers. Both shows include delayed DVR viewership. Both shows are averaging a 2 share rating, which is the % of viewers currently watching TV at the time. RAW is averaging a 5 share while SmackDown is averaging a 3 share.

- WrestleMania 28 was the best selling sports DVD of 2012. WWE's CM Punk DVD was #4 and the The Rock's "Epic Journey" DVD was #5.

- There are currently no plans for Jim Ross to return to announcing in WWE full time this year. It's possible he'll still call the occasional match, at big shows like WrestleMania 29.

WWE recently made the decision to remove him from the announcing team at NXT, because it's a developmental show and they want to groom new announcers.

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(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)