RAW Rating Breakdown: Bad Numbers For Orton Vs. Bryan, CM Punk's Promo And Match, More

As noted, the June 24th WWE RAW did a 2.89 cable rating with 3.98 million viewers.

In the segment breakdown, the opener with Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton did a 2.82 quarter rating, which is very weak. Sheamus and Christian vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes plus Kaitlyn vs. Aksana lost 124,000 viewers. The promo with AJ Lee making fun of Kaitlyn, a replay of the Mark Henry and John Cena angle plus a Wyatt Family vignette lost 198,000 viewers for a show-low 2.59 quarter rating.

Chris Jericho vs. Alberto Del Rio gained 333,000 viewers. The post-match happenings and the reveal of the WWE 2K14 cover at 9pm drew 361,000 viewers for a 3.10 quarter rating. Ryback vs. The Great Khali lost 217,000 viewers. John Cena's interview gained 235,000 viewers. Tensai and Brodus Clay vs. The Usos vs. 3MB and the beginning of Paul Heyman's interview gained 19,000 viewers. The segment with Heyman and CM Punk gained 117,000 viewers at 10pm for a show-high 3.21 quarter rating. Punk vs. Darren Young and the post-match happenings lost 598,000 viewers.

Stephanie McMahon announcing Money in the Bank participants plus backstage segment with Chris Jericho and Ryback plus Heyman and Punk gained 136,000 viewers. The Orton vs. Bryan street fight gained 104,000 viewers – one of the lowest main event gains of the whole year, finishing at a 2.92 overrun.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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