Raw ratings down for Fastlane go-home show
The Raw go-home show for Fastlane dropped four percent last night from the week before, averaging 3.08 million viewers.
The number would be the second lowest for a non-holiday episode of the show that didn’t go against major sports competition dating back to 1997, barely beating the record of 3.07 million set two weeks earlier.
The show was strongest in the second hour, but had a big third hour drop, dropping in all age groups.
However, Raw was second for the night on cable, trailing only the O’Reilly Factor, which did 3.81 million viewers. Other Fox News shows that have been beating Raw were below it this week.
The third hour was built around the Braun Strowman-Roman Reigns contract signing as the main pushed item and lost ten percent of viewership from hour two, including a drop of 11 percent in the 18-49 demo.
The three hours were:
- 8 p.m. 3.13 million viewers
- 9 p.m. 3.23 million viewers
- 10 p.m. 2.92 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.