ECW Rating Is In, More On The RAW Rating, WWE/THQ, More

Tuesday’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi scored a 1.4 cable rating (rounded up from 1.35), the same as last week.

As previously reported, THQ had a rough quarter, down roughly $190 million, stating that it was due to name franchises under performing. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw was down 20% in sales from the previous year. THQ is undergoing a reorganizing to cut costs, but feel that the Legends of Wrestlemania game, the new UFC game, Marvel’s Super Hero Squad, and Spongebob Squarepants games will help the next quarter. A full transcript of their conference call can be seen here.

World Wrestling Entertainment sent out the following press release today: WWE® RALLIES YOUTH COMMUNITY STAMFORD, CT —February 5, 2009—WWE is proud to announce WWE Community Champions, a program that celebrates youth who display outstanding community spirit. Selected youths will be featured in exclusive WWE videos to appear on WWE.com and WWEKids.com. With its newest program, WWE Community Champions, WWE is looking to hear from parents of extraordinary youths and teens, grades 1-12, who are giving back to their community, whether it’s by helping to rebuild a dilapidated park, starting a reading program at school, or creating a recycling drive to clean up their city. WWE will review the youths’ stories on how they have made positive changes in their community to share with the WWE Universe™. WWE Community Champions is the latest addition to WWE’s stable of youth outreach programs. These include Get R.E.A.L. (Respect, Education, Achievement and Leadership) READ, a nation-wide program in which Superstars promote literacy, and Circle of Champions, a joint effort with the Make-A-Wish® Foundation and other wish-granting agencies. Since 1982, Circle of Champions has brought together WWE Superstars and more than 5,000 youths with life-threatening illnesses across the world. Parents of youths interested in becoming a WWE Community Champion should submit their stories or videos by mail to WWE Kids, Attn: WWE Kids Community Champions, 1241 East Main St., Stamford, CT 06902, or by email to CommunityChampions@wwe.com. If WWE chooses to feature a youth’s story, he or she may be interviewed by WWE in a video to run on WWE.com and/or WWEKids.com. Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.