WWE Raw viewership, 18-49 demo rating down
Raw last night averaged 1.59 million viewers and did an 0.50 rating in 18-49, both among the lowest marks of the year.
The total viewer number was the lowest since football season ended and the 18-49 number was the lowest since a show on July 3, which is a holiday night.
The combination of NFL preseason and a show that felt repetitive led to a larger third hour drop than in recent weeks with the show built around two members of the Judgment Day against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, which ended up as a trios match with Judgment Day vs. Owens, Zayn & Cody Rhodes.
The show was down nine percent in viewers, down eight percent in 18-49, and down 15 percent in 18-34 from last week’s show.
The show had a big drop in men 18-34 from last week’s levels.
From one year ago, the show was down 21 percent in viewers, down nine percent in 18-49, and up three percent in 18-34. But if you factor in the loss of homes over the past year, a real fair percentage would be down 16 percent in viewers, but up less than one percent in 18-49 and up 13 percent in 18-34.
The general rule is that Raw doesn’t take the big hit until the regular season begins.
The three hours were:
- 8 p.m. 1.65 million viewers
- 9 p.m. 1.67 million viewers
- 10 p.m. 1.46 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.