WWE Raw ratings down four percent this week
Raw fell four percent last night to 3.03 million viewers and the viewing followed the normal patterns with most viewers watching the first two hours and dropping off after that point.
Raw was second for the night on cable, trailing MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show that did 3.38 million viewers.
All three hours were the highest rated show on cable in the 18-49 demo and beat both CBS and FOX programming in that demo, putting it behind only ABC and NBC.
The second-to-third hour drop was 16.5 percent, which is the fourth biggest single hour drop in the show’s history.
Ronda Rousey being in the first segment probably hurt the overall number since if people were turning in for her, they would have left 15 minutes in. Still, this was among the lower rated shows since football season ended, and there is no competition that you could point to as a primary reason.
The show didn’t really promote anything for the third hour past Paul Heyman addressing Roman Reigns’ remarks from the previous week.
The three hours were:
- 8 p.m. 3.30 million viewers
- 9 p.m. 3.27 million viewers
- 10 p.m. 2.73 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.