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THE ZAPPER
John Walters
May 24, 1999
On May 10 the USA Network's WWF Raw and WWF War Zone were seen in more than six million households during prime time, more than doubling the combined viewership of two NBA playoff games in that time slot, Hawks-Pistons and Heat-Knicks. In the past three seasons the latter rivalry often has put a sleeper hold on basketball purists. So maybe the lesson is: Viewers don't prefer the WWF to the NBA, they prefer pro wrestling to amateur wrestling.
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May 24, 1999

The Zapper

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On May 10 the USA Network's WWF Raw and WWF War Zone were seen in more than six million households during prime time, more than doubling the combined viewership of two NBA playoff games in that time slot, Hawks-Pistons and Heat- Knicks. In the past three seasons the latter rivalry often has put a sleeper hold on basketball purists. So maybe the lesson is: Viewers don't prefer the WWF to the NBA, they prefer pro wrestling to amateur wrestling.

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