TV ratings: WWE Raw, October 16

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WWE Raw last night on USA Network, was watched by 1,483,000 viewers on average, including about 589,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.44 P18-49 rating.

This week’s Raw was down 5% compared to last week’s total viewership of 1,557,000. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 4% from last week’s 0.43 rating.

According to Sports TV Ratings, the Monday Night Football game between the Cowboys and Chargers was watched by 19.7 million viewers, across ABC (10.7 million), ESPN (8.9 million), and ESPN Deportes (85,000).

On TBS in primetime, the Diamondbacks vs. Phillies was watched by 3.7 million viewers.

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

P2+: 1483 (+0%)

P18-49: 589 (+3%)

M18-49: 422 (+4%)

F18-49: 168 (+2%)

P18-34: 219 (+6%)

M18-34: 160 (+13%)

F18-34: 59 (-17%)

P35-49: 371 (+1%)

M35-49: 262 (-1%)

F35-49: 109 (+7%)

Non-P18-49: 894 (+0%)

Most-viewed YouTube videos from Raw, as of 4pm today:

1. FULL MATCH – Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso vs. Finn Bálor & Damian Priest: 423,717

2. Jey Uso helps Sami Zayn fight off The Judgment Day: 376,735

3. Jimmy Uso helps Bálor & Priest steal the titles from Rhodes & Uso: 372,132

4. Seth “Freakin” Rollins engages in a war of words with Drew McIntyre: 338,519

5. Sami Zayn is angry at Jey Uso for KO being traded to SmackDown: 311,607

6. Gunther vs. “Big” Bronson Reed – Intercontinental Title Match: 286,100

7. A brawl ruins Rhea Ripley’s match with Shayna Baszler: 224,613

8. Rhea Ripley reaffirms she’s the most dominant force on Raw: 181,930

9. Natalya vs. Piper Niven: 180,209

10. Ricochet takes on Shinsuke Nakamura in a Falls Count Anywhere Match: 179,051

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

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Brandon Thurston
brandon@wrestlenomics.com


Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He’s also worked as an independent wrestler and trainer.


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