WWE RAW Viewership Down, RAW Draws Lowest Third Hour Viewership In Show History
Monday's live WWE RAW episode, featuring a 2-on-1 Handicap Match main event with Drew McIntyre defeating The Miz and John Morrison, drew an average of 1.656 million viewers on the USA Network, according to Showbuzz Daily.
This is down 4.4% from last week's 1.732 million viewers for the post-Hell In a Cell episode.
For this week's show, the first hour drew 1.767 million viewers (last week's hour 1 – 1.859 million), the second hour drew 1.747 million viewers (last week's hour 2 – 1.752 million) and the final hour drew 1.455 million viewers (last week's hour 3 – 1.585 million).
This is the lowest third hour viewership in RAW history, going back to the July 28 episode that drew 1.463 million viewers in the third hour. This is a rare week for RAW viewership where the second hour beat the first hour.
RAW ranked #40 for the night in viewership on cable, down from last week's #32 spot, and behind the NFL Monday Night Football on ESPN, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Monday Night Kickoff, Hannity, Special Report, The Ingraham Angle, The Five, The Story, Rachel Maddow Show, SportsCenter at midnight, Outnumbered, Last Word, Your World, Bill Hemmer Reports, All In, Reidout, Anderson Cooper 360, FOX & Friends at 8am, FOX News at Night at 11pm, America's Newsroom at 11am, America's Newsroom at 10am, Cuomo Prime Time, Erin Burnett Outfront, Daily Briefing, Deadline: White House, MSNBC Presidential Campaign, America's Newsroom at 9am, Beat, 11th Hour, Outnumbered Overtime, FOX News at Night at 12am, FOX & Friends at 7am, Situation Room at 6pm, CNN Tonight at 10pm, Situation Room at 5pm, Lead at 4pm, Lead at 3pm, CNN Newsroom at 2pm, and Morning Joe.
WWE ranked #9 for the night on the Cable Top 150, with an average 18-49 demographic rating of 0.48, down from last week's #6 ranked 0.51. The NFL game on ESPN between the Buccaneers and the Giants the topped the night on the Cable Top 150, with a 3.54 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. The Bucs vs. Giants game also topped the night on cable in viewership with 11.703 million viewers.
Dancing With The Stars on ABC drew an average of 5.545 million viewers on broadcast TV in the 8pm hour while Price Is Right on CBS drew 4.197 million viewers, The Voice drew 7.706 million viewers on NBC, LA's Finest drew 1.507 million viewers on FOX and CW's Whose Line Is It Anyway? drew 752,000 viewers, all in the 8pm hour on broadcast TV.
Below is our 2020 RAW Viewership Tracker:
January 6 Episode: 2.385 million viewers with a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 13 Episode: 2.030 million viewers with a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 20 Episode: 2.380 million viewers with a 0.83 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 27 Episode: 2.402 million viewers with a 0.76 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Royal Rumble episode)
February 3 Episode: 2.168 million viewers with a 0.67 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 10 Episode: 2.337 million viewers with a 0.80 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 17 Episode: 2.437 million viewers with a 0.79 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 24 Episode: 2.210 million viewers with a 0.71 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 2 Episode: 2.256 million viewers with a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Super ShowDown episode)
March 9 Episode: 2.163 million viewers with a 0.69 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Elimination Chamber episode)
March 16 Episode: 2.335 million viewers with a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic (first-ever WWE Performance Center episode)
March 23 Episode: 2.006 million viewers with a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic (second WWE PC episode)
March 30 Episode: 1.924 million viewers with a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 6 Episode: 2.118 million viewers with a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-WrestleMania 36 episode)
April 13 Episode: 1.913 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic (return to live TV)
April 20 Episode: 1.842 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 27 Episode: 1.817 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 4 Episode: 1.686 million viewers with a 0.46 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 11 Episode: 1.919 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Money In the Bank episode)
May 18 Episode: 1.757 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 25 Episode: 1.735 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Memorial Day episode)
June 1 Episode: 1.728 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 8 Episode: 1.737 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 15 Episode: 1.939 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Backlash episode)
June 22 Episode: 1.922 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Championship Edition)
June 29 Episode: 1.735 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 6 Episode: 1.687 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 13 Episode: 1.561 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 20 Episode: 1.628 million viewers with a 0.46 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Extreme Rules episode)
July 27 Episode: 1.617 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 3 Episode: 1.715 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 10 Episode: 1.722 million viewers with a 0.47 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 17 Episode: 1.643 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 24 Episode: 2.028 million viewers with a 0.67 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-SummerSlam episode)
August 31 Episode: 1.900 million viewers with a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Payback episode)
September 7 Episode: 1.725 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Labor Day episode)
September 14 Episode: 1.689 million viewers with a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic (In Your Face edition)
September 21 Episode: 1.678 million viewers with a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 28 Episode: 1.822 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Clash of Champions episode)
October 5 Episode: 1.686 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic
October 12 Episode: 1.855 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Draft Night 2 episode)
October 19 Episode: 1.777 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Season premiere episode)
October 26 Episode: 1.732 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Hell In a Cell episode)
November 2 Episode: 1.656 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 9 Episode:
2019 Total: 125.746 million viewers over 52 episodes
2019 Average: 2.418 million viewers per episode
2018 Total: 149.628 million viewers over 53 episodes
2018 Average: 2.823 million viewers per episode
2017 Total: 156.971 million viewers over 52 episodes
2017 Average: 3.018 million viewers per episode