WWE Backstage 1/28 Viewership Goes Under 100,000 Viewers Once Again

WWE Backstage's trip to South Beach wasn't enough to keep viewership numbers above 100,000 viewers.

According to Showbuzz Daily, the January 28 episode of WWE Backstage averaged 97,000 viewers, down from last week's episode, which included an appearance from CM Punk, that drew 111,000 viewers. Although viewership this week went down, it still is higher than the January 14 episode that only drew 84,000 viewers.

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In the 18-49 demographic, Backstage this week drew a 0.04, which is also down from last week's 0.06 rating. Despite ratings being lowered, it still placed slightly higher in the top 150 among cable originals compared to last week. The January 28 episode placed 137th on cable for the day while the January 21 episode finished 144th for the day.

The showed featured a number of guests, including Roman Reigns and The New Day, with Paige, Booker T, Christian and Renee Young hosting the show as usual. Reigns spoke about performing at this year's Royal Rumble match after missing the event last year as well as the recent passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and you can check out his comments at this link.

WWE Backstage airs on Fox Sports 1 every Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET.

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