Need help understanding ratings

[justtxyank]

Ok I need some help. I just ran a test in my game to figure out the ratings system. I'm using WCW, popularity is global, and I've made sure that my popularity is higher in almost every single sector over WWF, and it is higher or tied in the three important sectors in my game world. I advanced booked with an A* heat match, an A match, and two B matches. My final show rating was an even A, and the WWF's Raw as an even A. The networks are identical in every way and the shows run head to head against each other. Yet somehow, the WWF blew me away in the ratings. WCW Overness: [IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/justtxyank/WCWOverness.jpg[/IMG] WWF Overness: [IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/justtxyank/WWFPopularity.jpg[/IMG] WCW Show Results: [IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/justtxyank/WCWNitro.jpg?t=1224986102[/IMG] WWF Show Results [IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/justtxyank/WWFRaw.jpg[/IMG] TV Show Ratings [IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/justtxyank/ratings.jpg[/IMG]

[mad5226]

1) Is their Prestage higer than yours? 2) I'm assuming they have the same time slot, is USA a "bigger" netowrk than TNT?

[justtxyank]

[QUOTE=mad5226;513826]1) Is their Prestage higer than yours? 2) I'm assuming they have the same time slot, is USA a "bigger" netowrk than TNT?[/QUOTE] 1) My prestige is 100, theirs is 88 2) Same size. I actually am running this as a straight simulation test on my part. In my actual game the same thing was happening and TNT was actually bigger than USA.

[justtxyank]

Ok, just went through another week and this is what happened: Next Nitro [IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/justtxyank/WCWNitro2.jpg[/IMG] Ratings [IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/justtxyank/Ratings2.jpg[/IMG] So I ran a full grade worse show than the week before and Raw was a full grade better than Nitro, and I still drew a better rating than the week before, though I'm still well behind Raw.