TV Ratings: WWE Raw for August 22

WWE Raw last night on USA Network, was watched by 2,005,000 viewers on average, including about 717,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.55 P18-49 rating.

Compared to last week, Raw was up 1% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 4%.

Raw ranked #2 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #3.

The Bachelorette on ABC (0.76) ranked #1 for Monday. NFL preseason (Jets vs. Falcons) on ESPN (0.61) ranked #1 on cable.

For Raw, F12-34 was down 10% compared to the prior four weeks. P25-54 was up 5%. P50+ was up 4%. P18-49 was up 3%.

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+: 2005 (+2%)

P18-49: 717 (+3%)

M18-49: 454 (+1%)

F18-49: 262 (+1%)

P18-34: 241 (+0%)

P35-49: 476 (+3%)

Non-P18-49: 1288 (+1%)

F12-34: 104 (-10%)

M12-34: 163 (-3%)

P25-54: 900 (+5%)

P50+: 1182 (+4%)

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

712,000: Beth Phoenix defends Edge against The Judgment Day

519,000: Johnny Gargano’s WWE return gets interrupted by Theory

400,000: Edge vs. Damian Priest

386,000: Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss and Asuka come to the aid of Trish Stratus

268,000: Riddle and Seth “Freakin” Rollins begin Raw with chaos

263,000: Bobby Lashley & AJ Styles vs. The Miz & Ciampa

203,000: Kevin Owens vs. Chad Gable

201,000: Dolph Ziggler knocks down Finn Bálor

198,000: Bliss & Asuka vs. Kai & SKY — WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Semifinal

187,000: Aliyah vs. Bayley

View counts are rounded to improve readability.

This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.

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Brandon Thurston
brandon@wrestlenomics.com