WWE RAW Viewership Down From Post-SummerSlam Episode

Monday's live edition of WWE RAW drew an average of 1.907 million viewers on the USA Network, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily.

This is down 7.7% from last week's 2.067 million viewers for the post-SummerSlam episode.

For this week's show, the first hour drew 1.955 million viewers (last week's hour 1 – 2.152 million), the second hour drew 1.936 million viewers (last week's hour 2 – 2.094 million) and the final hour drew 1.830 million viewers (last week's hour 3 – 1.956 million).

RAW drew a 0.54 rating in the 18-49 key demographic this week. This is down 15.6% from last week's 0.64 key demo rating.

RAW ranked #16 for the night in viewership on cable, behind Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Five, Hannity, The Ingraham Angle, Special Report with Brett Baier, FOX News Primetime, Your World with Neil Cavuto, Rachel Maddow Show, Outnumbered, America's Newsroom at 10am, Gutfeld, The Faulkner Focus, America Reports at 2pm, America's Newsroom at 9am, and The Story. This is down from last week's #9 ranking for the night in viewership.

RAW ranked #1 for the night on the Cable Top 150, with the 0.54 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is up from last week's #2 spot. Tucker Carlson Tonight on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.312 million viewers, ranking #2 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 key demo.

Bachelor In Paradise on ABC drew an average of 3.391 million viewers on broadcast TV in the 8pm hour while The Neighborhood drew 3.505 million viewers on CBS, American Ninja Warrior drew 3.665 million viewers on NBC, Hell's Kitchen drew 2.609 million viewers on FOX and CW's Roswell New Mexico drew 637,000 viewers, all in the 8pm hour on broadcast TV.

This week's RAW viewership was tied with the April 19 episode as the fifth-best audience of the year for RAW. The 18-49 key demographic rating was #15 for the year. This week's RAW viewership was down 7.7% from last week, while this week's key demo rating was down 15.6% from last week.

Monday's RAW viewership was up 0.6% from the same week in 2020, while the 18-49 key demo rating was down 6.9% from the same week in 2020.

Monday's post-SummerSlam RAW from the Paycom Center had just a few happenings advertised ahead of time – WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Sheamus in a non-title match, The Miz vs. John Morrison, Eva Marie vs. Doudrop, and WWE United States Champion Damian Priest opening the show with an Open Challenge. The main event saw RAW Tag Team Champions Riddle and Randy Orton retain over Lashley and MVP.

Below is our 2021 RAW Viewership Tracker, along with the WWE Top 10 video for Monday's show:

January 4 Episode: 2.128 million viewers with a 0.68 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Legends Night episode)
January 11 Episode: 1.819 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 18 Episode: 1.855 million viewers with a 0.60 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 25 Episode: 1.820 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 1 Episode: 1.892 million viewers with a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Royal Rumble episode)
February 8 Episode: 1.715 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 15 Episode: 1.810 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 22 Episode: 1.890 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Elimination Chamber episode)
March 1 Episode: 1.884 million viewers with a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 8 Episode: 1.900 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 15 Episode: 1.843 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 22 Episode: 1.816 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Fastlane episode)
March 29 Episode: 1.701 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 5 Episode: 1.701 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 12 Episode: 2.026 million viewers with a 0.68 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-WrestleMania 37 episode)
April 19 Episode: 1.907 million viewers with a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 26 Episode: 1.774 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 3 Episode: 1.872 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 10 Episode: 1.820 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 17 Episode: 1.823 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-WrestleMania Backlash episode)
May 24 Episode: 1.621 million viewers with a 0.45 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 31 Episode: 1.557 million viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Memorial Day episode)
June 7 Episode: 1.640 million viewers with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 14 Episode: 1.742 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 21 Episode: 1.719 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Hell In a Cell episode)
June 28 Episode: 1.570 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 5 Episode: 1.472 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 12 Episode: 1.609 million viewers with a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Final ThunderDome show)
July 19 Episode: 1.923 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Money In the Bank episode, RAW returns to the road)
July 26 Episode: 1.814 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 2 Episode: 1.821 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 9 Episode: 1.790 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 16 Episode: 1.857 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 23 Episode: 2.067 million viewers with a 0.64 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-SummerSlam episode)
August 30 Episode: 1.907 million viewers with a 0.54 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 6 Episode:

2020 Total: 97.744 million viewers over 52 episodes
2020 Average: 1.880 million viewers per 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