TNN: The National Network pinned record ratings with its coverage of the
World Wrestling Federation Monday night.
TNN scored a 5.7 household rating for the April 2 installment of the WWF's
Raw Is War from 9 p.m. to 11:09 p.m., according to Nielsen Media Research
data. The show reached 4.58 million households, making it the most-watched
program ever on TNN.
Among teens, Raw Is War was the leading program in primetime April 2,
delivering an 8.2 rating among males 12 through 17 and a 5.5 rating among
persons 12 through 17. That performance topped the NCAA Basketball Championship
game between Duke and Arizona on CBS among young males.
Overall, the April 2 show delivered a 21 percent increase (one rating point)
over the prior week's show, and it was the highest-rated episode of
2001.
