WWE Raw, Monday on USA Network, was watched by 1,605,000 viewers on average, including about 539,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.41 P18-49 rating.
Compared to last week’s “Best of” episode which was an all-time low rating, Raw was up 49% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 53%.
Raw ranked #11 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily, lower than usual as the Rose Bowl was on ESPN earlier in the day, in addition to Monday Night Football on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. Including broadcast primetime, Raw ranked #18.
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The Bills vs. Bengals game was interrupted in the first quarter after a serious injury to Bills player Demar Hamlin, which became a major news story. The telecast averaged 23.8 million viewers across the three networks with a run time of under two hours. The Rose Bowl averaged 10.2 million.
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+: 1605 (+7%)
P18-49: 539 (+5%)
M18-49: 331 (+1%)
F18-49: 208 (+13%)
P18-34: 192 (+10%)
P35-49: 347 (+4%)
Non-P18-49: 1066 (+8%)
F12-34: 94 (+14%)
M12-34: 129 (+4%)
P25-54: 718 (+10%)
P50+: 959 (+6%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Raw, as of 4pm today:
655,000: The Bloodline’s hostile takeover leads to a brawl with the Raw locker room
633,000: Dominik Mysterio addresses his arrest on Christmas Eve
550,000: Austin Theory vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins – United States Title Match
537,000: Sheamus and McIntyre help Owens fend off The Bloodline
432,000: Alexa Bliss snaps on Bianca Belair during Raw Women’s Title Match
374,000: Elias vs. Solo Sikoa – Music City Street Fight
321,000: Kevin Owens & The Street Profits vs. Sami Zayn & The Usos
288,000: Dexter Lumis vs. Chad Gable
257,000: Becky Lynch & Mia Yim vs. Dakota Kai & IYO SKY
218,000: Becky Lynch engages in a war of words with Damage CTRL
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
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