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TV RATINGS

WWE Raw on USA Network
Mon, May. 20, 2024: 8:00 to 11:00 pm

1,733,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.56

HIGHEST P2+ SINCE APR. 15, 2024

HIGHEST P18-49 SINCE APR. 15, 2024

Competition note: Raw was #2 in P18-49 on cable for the night. It ranked behind the Oilers-Canucks NHL playoff game on ESPN, which averaged a 0.58 P18-49 rating and but was slightly lower than Raw in total viewers, with 1,656,000. Earlier in the night on ESPN, the Sun-Fever WNBA game averaged 1,556,000 total viewers and a 0.42 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,589,000): +9%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,622,000): +7%
Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (1,772,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (1,804,000): -2%
Current May 2024 P2+ average (1,647,000) vs. May 2023 (1,706,000): -3%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.53): +6%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.53): +6%
Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.59) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.57): +4%
Current May 2024 P18-49 average (0.54) vs. May 2023 (0.54): +0%

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

P2+: 1733k (+8%)
P18-49: 737k (+6%)
Non-P18-49: 996k (+9%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Raw
Monday, May 20, 2024
Greensboro, NC at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Estimated tickets distributed: 9,898

Market-to-market comparisons (Greensboro, NC):

2021-11-26 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 6,711 (+47% vs. 9,898)
2021-12-22 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,593 (+77%)
2022-05-02 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,004 (+65%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2022-12-28 (Wed) – WWE Live: 7,063 (+40%)
2023-05-15 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 10,012 (-1%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-08-12 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 5,420 (+83%)
2024-03-03 (Sun) – AEW Revolution: 16,280 (-39%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q2 WWE Raw average: (11,507) vs. 2023-Q2 (9,419): +22%

DIGITAL

As of 8:07 pm, May 21

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

1.) Jey Uso vs. Gunther – 2024 King of the Ring Semifinal – FULL MATCH: Raw, May 20, 2024: 462,952
2.) 415,907 – Braun Strowman helps Awesome Truth against Judgment Day
3.) 325,659 – Otis apologizes to Sami Zayn
4.) 240,801 – Bron Breakker sends Kale Dixon to the hospital
5.) 233,492 – Sami Zayn implores Alpha Academy to leave Chad Gable
6.) 189,920 – Otis helps Chad Gable defeat Sami Zayn
7.) 181,811 – Bron Breakker spears Ricochet backstage
8.) 151,555 – Damian Priest tells Carlito that protection comes at a cost

RECEPTION

As of 8:25 pm, May 21

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 8.30 (76 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.36): +13%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.46): +11%
Current 2024-Q2 average (7.55) vs. 2023-Q2 (6.88): +10%

Match ratings:

8.31 (126 votes) – Lyra Valkyria vs. IYO SKY
7.40 (110 votes) – Gunther vs. Jey Uso
7.19 (100 votes) – Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable
6.01 (70 votes) – The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & JD McDonagh) vs. Awesome Truth (R-Truth & The Miz) (c)
5.43 (71 votes) – Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark vs. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai & Kairi Sane) vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Kale Dixon vs. Bron Breakker