WWE Raw, Oct 7 on USA Network: 1,545,000 viewers; 0.47 P18-49 rating | TV ratings, attendance analysis

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TV RATINGS

WWE Raw on USA Network
Mon, Oct. 7, 2024: 8:00 to 11:00 pm

1,545,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.47

Ratings data confirmed by Wrestlenomics via Nielsen sources.

Note: This was the first 2-hour episode of Raw since 2012. Raw will be 2 hours on USA Network for the rest of the year before the move to Netflix in January.

Competition note: Raw was #3 on cable in P18-49 for Monday, only behind the Chiefs vs. Saints NFL game on ESPN and ESPN2 (combined 4.34 P18-49 rating, 15.8 million viewers total) and the MLB playoff game between the Yankees and Royals simulcast on TBS and TruTV (combined 0.83 P18-49 rating, 3.48 million viewers total).

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (1,516,000): +2%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,448,000): +7%

  • Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,545,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (1,462,000): +6%

  • Current Oct 2024 P2+ average (1,545,000) vs. Oct 2023 (1,483,000): +4%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.48): -2%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.46): +2%

  • Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.45): +4%

  • Current Oct 2024 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. Oct 2023 (0.45): +4%

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

  • P2+: 1545k (+5%)

  • P18-49: 635k (+2%)

  • Non-P18-49: 910k (+8%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Raw
Monday, October 7, 2024
St. Louis, MO at Enterprise Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 8,296

Market-to-market comparisons (St. Louis, MO):

  • 2021-11-05 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 5,333 (+56% vs. 8,296)

  • 2022-01-29 (Sat) – WWE Royal Rumble: 39,417 (-79%)

  • 2022-06-15 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,731 (+75%)

  • 2022-10-28 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 7,518 (+10%)

  • 2023-03-20 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,514 (-34%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

  • 2023-03-29 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,135 (+101%)

  • 2023-10-06 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 10,339 (-20%)

  • 2024-01-20 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 3,109 (+167%)

  • 2024-02-05 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,943 (-17%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

  • 2024-04-21 (Sun) – AEW Dynasty: 6,619 (+25%)

  • 2024-10-08 (Tue) – WWE NXT: 1,831 (+353%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 WWE Raw average: (8,296) vs. 2023-Q4 (8,841): -6%

DIGITAL

As of 12:04 pm, Oct 9

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

  • 1.) 387,377 – R-Truth explains to Miz that he’s not in the Judgment Day anymore

  • 2.) 375,388 – FULL MATCH: Gunther puts down Sami Zayn in World Title Match

  • 3.) 323,896 – Seth “Freakin” Rollins wants to face Bronson Reed anytime and anywhere

  • 4.) 187,497 – Jey Uso pins Xavier Woods in his first Intercontinental Title defense

  • 5.) 179,776 – Sheamus: “Pete Dunne has graduated the Banger Academy”

  • 6.) 179,320 – Lyra Valkyria scores the win in chaotic 10-Woman Tag Team Match

  • 7.) 27,238 – Sami Zayn refuses to quit against awesome power of Gunther

RECEPTION

As of 12:18 pm, Oct 9

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.89 (26 votes)

  • This episode vs. last week (7.19): -4%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.48): -8%

  • Current 2024-Q4 average (6.89) vs. 2023-Q4 (7.66): -10%

Match ratings:

  • 7.91 (84 votes) – Sami Zayn vs. Gunther (c)

  • 7.71 (69 votes) – Pete Dunne vs. Sheamus

  • 4.39 (50 votes) – Xavier Woods vs. Jey Uso (c)

  • 4.33 (32 votes) – Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler, Sonya Deville & Zoey Stark) & The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) vs. Katana Chance, Kayden Carter, Lyra Valkyria, Natalya & Zelina Vega

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com