Behind the Screen: The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros Ratings

For over two decades, MTV's The Challenge has been the proving ground where reality TV's fiercest competitors come to cement their legacies. What started as a Real World/Road Rules spinoff has evolved into one of the most physically and mentally demanding competition series on television.

The franchise's expansion — with spinoffs in the USA, UK, Argentina, and Australia — speaks to a global appetite for the brand of cutthroat competition and alliance-driven gameplay that Vevmo's community has been tracking since 2007.

But I thought Champs brought the ratings...

— DanishBoy

But I thought Champs brought the ratingslol...

— Challengefan22

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Discussion thread about The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros Ratings with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros Ratings

bkes216 ·

There was actually a lot of promotion for this show, but numbers don't look great for the first week (from TV by the numbers):

Image from The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros Ratings

Compared to numbers from the previous week (Challenge: Invasion finale)

Image from The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros Ratings

I really enjoyed the first episode, hopefully it improves!

30 Comments
Challengefan22#2

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tuesday-cable-ratings-may-23-2017/

DanishBoy#3

But I thought Champs brought the ratings

Challengefan22#4
But I thought Champs brought the ratings

lol

Debut Album#5
But I thought Champs brought the ratings
PinkRose#6

Mtv is so tragic that with those numbers it's still their second most watch sho

bkes216#7

Challengefan22 posted the link, but here's the screenshot of this week's numbers. Slightly down in numbers but higher in rankings.

Challengefan22#8
Mtv is so tragic that with those numbers it's still their second most watch sho

Dang lmao and well they better renew this now and second chances. 

tfunny#9

lol Jordan's show 'If loving you is wrong' is one there!

too bad i don't think he's in that season.

Calinks#10

Man... the challenge cant catch a break.

timster3#11

The MTV movie awards barely scraped over a million so keep that in mind. MTV is just unpopular now. Last year's VMAs were by far the lowest of all time with 3 million views. So if A list celebs can only bring in that many D list reality stars and has been Olympians won't likely bring in many viewers either.

HonestTea101#12
The MTV movie awards barely scraped over a million so keep that in mind. MTV is just unpopular now. Last year's VMAs were by far the lowest of all time with 3 million views. So if A list celebs can only bring in that many D list reality stars and has been Olympians won't likely bring in many viewers either.

Wait, the movie awards only got 1 million *****! I'm scared now to see what the VMAs are gonna be like. 

timster3#13

1.18 last year was 1.4.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-7-2017/

Im pretty sure VMAs were always more popular though. That show makes headlines all the time.

Funday#14

I have to dvr the shows and so do my friends. 

LucciVee#15

I feel like these type of shows only cater to superfans like us. Casuals don't appreciate the competition aspect of this show.

schaboszczak#16
I feel like these type of shows only cater to superfans like us. Casuals don't appreciate the competition aspect of this show.

'where is tj??!!1'

HonestTea101#17
LucciVee wrote:

I feel like these type of shows only cater to superfans like us. Casuals don't appreciate the competition aspect of this show.

'where is tj??!!1'

tbh I'm asking that too because Victor puts me to sleep

Debut Album#18
I feel like these type of shows only cater to superfans like us. Casuals don't appreciate the competition aspect of this show.

To be fair the competition aspect of this show is rarely worth caring about anyways so I don't blame them. Especially when i'm kinda the same way.

schaboszczak#19
schaboszczak wrote:

LucciVee wrote:I feel like these type of shows only cater to superfans like us. Casuals don't appreciate the competition aspect of this show.

'where is tj??!!1'

tbh I'm asking that too because Victor puts me to sleep

quit

HonestTea101#20
HonestTea101 wrote:

schaboszczak wrote:

LucciVee wrote:I feel like these type of shows only cater to superfans like us. Casuals don't appreciate the competition aspect of this show.

'where is tj??!!1'

tbh I'm asking that too because Victor puts me to sleep

quit

I like TJ way better if im being honest.

schaboszczak#21
schaboszczak wrote:

HonestTea101 wrote:

schaboszczak wrote:
LucciVee wrote:I feel like these type of shows only cater to superfans like us. Casuals don't appreciate the competition aspect of this show.

'where is tj??!!1'

tbh I'm asking that too because Victor puts me to sleep

quit

I like TJ way better if im being honest.

Wow. not that victor is some amazing, A1 level host but I still would take him over tj

LucciVee#22

TJ's no Probst but let's not act like he's not great at his job even with his monotone voice.

Debut Album#23

Both of them are bad hosts and both should be fired tbh.

Priink#24

Coral as a host would be interesting imo

InterFan#25

The Miz would be a pretty awesome host i think.

timster3#26

MTV has found it's new foot hole! Ratings went up to 635k likely because it lead into Fear Factor which was a jaw dropping 936k viewers. 

PinkRose#27

Fear factor was 936k? wow thats pretty good for an mtv show

HonestTea101#28

might as well have this show piggyback off of Fear Factor lol

Challengefan22#29

It aired before fear factor though ?. You guys really think people were that excited for fear factor that they tuned in an HOUR early ?. If champs vs pros was to piggy back off fear factor. Would make more sense if it had aired after fear factor ended ?.

Challengefan22#30
MTV has found it's new foot hole! Ratings went up to 635k likely because it lead into Fear Factor which was a jaw dropping 936k viewers.  

Ratings were that high thanks to Queen Tia sending Camila to outer space.

gamer73#31

They slick needa put this after Fear Factor for one week...

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