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WWE Raw on USA Network
Mon, Jan. 1, 2024: 8:00 to 11:00 pm

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TV RATINGS

1,751,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.60

HIGHEST P2+ SINCE NOV. 27, 2023

HIGHEST P18-49 SINCE: NOV. 27, 2023

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (698,000): +151%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,315,000): +33%
• Current 2024-Q1 P2+ average (1,751,000) vs. 2023-Q1 (1,834,000): -5%
• Current Jan 2024 P2+ average (1,751,000) vs. Jan 2023 (1,849,000): -5%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.18): +233%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.40): +50%
• Current 2024-Q1 P18-49 average (0.60) vs. 2023-Q1 (0.53): +12%
• Current Jan 2024 P18-49 average (0.60) vs. Jan 2023 (0.53): +12%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

• P2+: 1751k (+17%)
• P18-49: 797k (+29%)
• F18-49: 251k (+31%)
• M18-49: 546k (+28%)
• P18-34: 299k (+20%)
• F18-34: 105k (+23%)
• M18-34: 194k (+18%)
• P35-49: 498k (+35%)
• F35-49: 146k (+45%)
• M35-49: 352k (+38%)
• Non-P18-49: 954k (+9%)

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LIVE EVENTS

WWE Raw
Monday, January 1, 2024
San Diego, CA at Pechanga Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 11,031

Market-to-market comparisons (San Diego, CA):

• 2021-08-23 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,966 (+58% vs. 11,031) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
• 2022-07-04 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,121 (+80%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
• 2023-05-31 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,414 (+104%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q1 WWE Raw average: (11,031) vs. 2023-Q1 (9,872): +12%

Data from WrestleTix

DIGITAL

As of 5:05 pm, Jan 3

Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:

• 1.) Raw Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024 – FULL SEGMENT – The Rock returns and wants The Head of the Table: 2,918,915
• 2.) Raw Day 1, Jan. 1, 2024 – Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre – World Heavyweight Title Match: 479,868
• 3.) Raw Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024 – The Miz and R-Truth argue with The Judgment Day: 451,932
• 4.) Raw Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024 – The Awesome Truth reunite against The Judgment Day: 393,730
• 5.) Raw Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024 – Rhea Ripley vs. Ivy Nile — Women’s World Title Match: 235,041
• 6.) Raw Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024 – Becky Lynch vs. Nia Jax: 232,447
• 7.) Raw Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024 – The Rock makes stunning return to whip Jinder Mahal’s Candy A**: 139,038
• 8.) Raw Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024 – Nakamura looks to get into Rhodes’ head with a haunting diatribe: 121,003
• 9.) Raw – Tegan Nox & Natalya vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024: 108,591
• 10.) Raw Day 1 highlights, Jan. 1, 2024 – Carter & Chance agree to title rematch with Niven & Green: 76,542

RECEPTION

As of 5:42 pm, Jan 3

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.41 (108 votes)
• This episode vs. last week (7.98): -7%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (8.18): -9%
• Current 2024-Q1 average (7.41) vs. 2023-Q1 (6.67): +11%

Match ratings:

• 7.79 (169 votes) – Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins (c)
• 7.19 (164 votes) – Nia Jax vs. Becky Lynch
• 6.80 (136 votes) – Ivy Nile vs. Rhea Ripley (c)
• 5.56 (105 votes) – The Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh) vs. Awesome Truth (R-Truth & The Miz)
• 4.27 (85 votes) – Imperium (Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) vs. Jey Uso & Kofi Kingston
• 3.67 (85 votes) – Natalya & Tegan Nox vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark

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AEW Rampage on TNT
Fri, Dec. 29, 2023: 10:00 to 11:00 pm

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TV RATINGS

326,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.11

AEW Countdown to Worlds End, a 30-minute special, aired right after Rampage and was watched by 147,000 viewers and a 0.05 P18-49 rating. The prior two PPV Countdown specials both averaged 139,000 viewers.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (363,000): -10%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (340,000): -4%
• Current 2023-Q4 P2+ average (335,000) vs. 2022-Q4 (450,000): -28%
• Current Dec 2023 P2+ average (337,000) vs. Dec 2022 (464,000): -27%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.10): +10%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.10): +10%
• Current 2023-Q4 P18-49 average (0.11) vs. 2022-Q4 (0.13): -16%
• Current Dec 2023 P18-49 average (0.10) vs. Dec 2022 (0.13): -20%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

• P2+: 326k (-5%)
• P18-49: 150k (+11%)
• F18-49: 52k (+13%)
• M18-49: 97k (+8%)
• P18-34: 49k (+11%)
• F18-34: 22k (+76%)
• M18-34: 28k (-3%)
• P35-49: 100k (+14%)
• F35-49: 30k (+9%)
• M35-49: 70k (+11%)
• Non-P18-49: 176k (-15%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Taped at Addition Financial Arena with AEW Dynamite on Dec. 27, 2023.

DIGITAL

As of 5:05 pm, Jan 2

Most-viewed YouTube videos on AEW’s official channel:

• 1.) 211,955 – A Le Sex Gods Reunion? Sammy Guevara & Chris Jericho address their pasts!
• 2.) 120,287 – Pure Rules! Matt Sydal takes on ROH Pure Champ Wheeler Yuta for the title!
• 3.) 100,211 – TRIOS ACTION! Cassidy, Beretta, & Romero vs Top Flight & Action Andretti!
• 4.) 79,608 – Could The Outcasts’ Ruby Soho overcome “The Problem” Marina Shafir?

RECEPTION

As of 5:35 pm, Jan 2

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 4.73 (36 votes)
• This episode vs. last week (7.77): -39%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.53): -28%
• Current 2023-Q4 average (6.40) vs. 2022-Q4 (6.19): +3%

Match ratings:

• 6.73 (54 votes) – CHAOS (Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta) vs. Action Andretti & Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin)
• 5.17 (47 votes) – Matt Sydal vs. Wheeler Yuta (c)
• 3.29 (44 votes) – Ruby Soho vs. Marina Shafir

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WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Dec. 29, 2023: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

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TV RATINGS

1,355,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.28

The “Best of” episode that aired on Friday was the least-watched Smackdown in the show’s history on Fox. The show had slightly more viewers than any of the preemptions of Smackdown to FS1 since 2019.

This episode will be excluded from year-over-year chart comparisons and treated like a preemption. Likewise for the “Best of” Raw episode that aired recently and at the end of last year.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (2,108,000): -36%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,194,000): -38%
• Current 2023-Q4 P2+ average (2,149,000) vs. 2022-Q4 (2,277,000): -10%
• Current Dec 2023 P2+ average (2,026,000) vs. Dec 2022 (2,376,000): -15%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.55): -49%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.58): -52%
• Current 2023-Q4 P18-49 average (0.56) vs. 2022-Q4 (0.55): -2%
• Current Dec 2023 P18-49 average (0.52) vs. Dec 2022 (0.57): -9%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

• P2+: 1355k (-38%)
• P18-49: 367k (-51%)
• F18-49: 161k (-38%)
• M18-49: 206k (-59%)
• P18-34: 127k (-56%)
• F18-34: 37k (-60%)
• M18-34: 89k (-55%)
• P35-49: 240k (-50%)
• F35-49: 123k (-27%)
• M35-49: 117k (-62%)
• Non-P18-49: 988k (-32%)

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DIGITAL

As of 5:03 pm, Jan 2

Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:

• 1.) SmackDown, March 3, 2023 – FULL SEGMENT — Cody Rhodes vows to beat Roman Reigns at WrestleMania: 390,822
• 2.) 148,807 – 1 minute from every SmackDown of 2023