WWE Raw misses weekly Netflix global top ten as new challenger emerges
WWE Raw’s attempt to return to the Netflix global top ten for the second straight week was upended by the return of 19th century high society Londoners.
Revealed during Tuesday’s weekly Tudum viewership report, the return of the popular Bridgerton series took not only the top spot in the global top ten but three of the top spots overall (season one and season three). The fourth season bowed with 39.7 million global views and over 174 million global hours viewed on just over four hours of screen time to lead the week.
Those other two Bridgerton seasons resided in the no. 10 spot with 2.7 million global views, meaning the Monday, January 26 episode — the Royal Rumble go-home edition — was less than that. That three-way tie also included the final season of Stranger Things.
Raw did appear in the U.S. top ten, ranking at number six. It also was in the top ten in seven other countries like Canada and Mexico, but no viewership data was provided. It was headlined by an impromptu WWE World Heavyweight title match between CM Punk and AJ Styles.
The January 19 episode returned to the top ten last week in what has been a tough fight for Raw since Stranger Things returned last fall. Since November 17, Raw has only appeared in the top ten three times and not on consecutive weeks.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.