WWE Backstage 4/14 Does 161,000 Viewers, Ruthless Aggression Series Averages Over 200,000 Viewers

WWE Backstage does best viewership numbers since February.

According to ShowBuzz Daily, Tuesday’s episode of WWE Backstage drew 161,000 viewers and a 0.05 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. Both numbers are up from last week, which saw the show draw 140,000 viewers and a 0.04 rating in the same demographic. The show finished 124th among cable originals.

This marks the highest viewership number since the February 11 episode, which drew 169,000 viewers.

Tuesday’s episode of WWE Backstage marked the return of CM Punk and featured Edge as the special guest. You can see Punk’s comments on Ronda Rousey causing a stir by calling wrestling “fake” by clicking here.

Before Backstage went on the air, Fox Sports 1 aired three episodes of WWE’s Ruthless Aggression documentary series. Here’s how all three episodes scored:

* 8 p.m. ET: Enter John Cena (226,000 viewers, 0.07 18-49 rating, 105th place)
* 9 p.m. ET: Evolution (302,000 viewers, 0.10 18-49 rating, 79th place)
* 10 p.m. ET: The Next Big Thing, Brock Lesnar (224,000 viewers, 0.07 18-49 rating, 103rd place)

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