WWE Raw TV ratings for August 8

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WWE Raw last night on USA Network, was watched by 1,956,000 viewers on average, including about 700,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.54 P18-49 rating.

Compared to last week’s exceptionally high numbers, Raw was down 12% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 12% from last week’s 797,000.

Raw ranked #1 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #2.

The Bachelorette on ABC (0.75) ranked #1 for Monday.

Breaking from the usual pattern, the third hour of Raw was more highly viewed in P18-49 than the first hour. Hour 1 averaged a 0.51 demo rating. Hour 3 averaged 0.54. Total viewership, though, averaged 1.87 million viewers, which was less than Hour 1 (1.95 million) and Hour 2 (2.05 million).

For Raw, M18-49 was up 16% compared to the prior four weeks. M12-34 was up 16%. P18-34 was up 14%. P18-49 was up 12%.

Viewer counts in thousands, calculated from national ratings, for this week’s episode with difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:

P2+: 1956 (+7%)

P18-49: 700 (+12%)

M18-49: 441 (+16%)

F18-49: 264 (+6%)

P18-34: 253 (+14%)

P35-49: 447 (+10%)

Non-P18-49: 1256 (+4%)

F12-34: 122 (+6%)

M12-34: 172 (+16%)

P25-54: 888 (+11%)

P50+: 1123 (+5%)

Most-viewed YouTube videos from Raw, as of 3pm today: