WWE’s Excuses For Falling T.V. Ratings

All I hear from the WWE in response to falling T.V. ratings the last several years is that there are more platforms and streams to watch their shows rather than watching them when they air. However, unless they can actually quantify the viewers lost from year to year with watching their shows on another platform/streaming device instead of watching them live, isn’t it all speculation on their part at best?

If you think that promoters making excuses for falling TV ratings is a recent phenomenon, you haven’t​ been paying attention to the Observers.