Raw ratings down again for show taped in London
Raw fell to yet another non-football season and non-holiday record modern low last night with 2.68 million viewers for the show in London.
The audience dropped six percent over the previous low mark set last week of 2.86 million viewers.
The last time Raw numbers were at this point outside of football season was 1997, when it went head-to-head with Nitro.
Still, due to the declines at Fox News, Raw was second only to the Golden State Warriors-Utah Jazz NBA playoff game on TNT which did 4.52 million viewers.
The new low mark, besides a clear decline in interest since the switching of talent on the superstar shakeup show and following week for the novelty, would be due to the NBA competition and the fact the show was taped about five hours earlier.
In the past, being taped hadn’t hurt the rating but it does appear that was the case here. Next week will be more evident because if the number is in the same ballpark for a live show, that would be a very bad sign.
The three hours were:
- 8 p.m. 2.83 million viewers
- 9 p.m. 2.85 million viewers
- 10 p.m. 2.42 million viewers
Dave Meltzer is the founder and lead writer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the weekly constant when it comes to news and reviews in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts for more than 40 years. Dave also co-hosts Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and had had bylines for The National, Yahoo Sports, MMA Fighting and others.