Monday’s live WWE RAW drew an average of 1.331 million viewers on the USA Network, according to Nielsen via Wrestlenomics. This is down 1.62% from last week’s 1.353 million viewers.
Monday’s RAW drew a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is up 10% from last week’s 0.40 key demo rating. The 0.44 key demo rating represents 574,000 18-49 viewers, which is up 8.92% from the 527,000 18-49 viewers that last week’s 0.40 key demo rating represented.
Like last week, this week’s RAW was dominated by Week 2 of NFL Monday Night Football, but there were two games this week. The Browns vs. Steelers game on ABC drew 15.43 million viewers with a 4.16 key demo rating, while the Saints vs. Panthers game on ESPN drew 5.86 million viewers with a 1.83 key demo rating, along with another 1.09 million viewers and a 0.36 key demo rating on ESPN2. The two games drew just under 22.5 million viewers combined, which is down from the 22.6 million viewers that last week’s Week 1 game drew across three networks.
Monday’s RAW, for the second week in a row, drew the lowest total audience since the “Best Of” episode on December 26, 2022. Not including the “Best Of” episode, this week’s RAW drew the lowest viewership in show history. This was also the third-lowest key demo rating of the year. This week’s total audience and key demo rating were well below the 2022 average. This week’s RAW viewership was down 1.62% from last week’s episode, while this week’s key demo rating was up 10% from last week.
Monday’s RAW viewership was down 16.50% from the same week in 2022, while the 18-49 key demo rating was down 2.22% from the same week in 2022.
Monday’s WWE RAW aired live from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the following line-up announced head of time – Cody Rhodes vs. WWE NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio in a non-title match, Ivar vs. Kofi Kingston, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Ricochet, plus Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre, which was the main event.
Below is our 2023 RAW Viewership Tracker, along with the RAW Top 10 video for this week:
January 2 Episode: 1.605 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 9 Episode: 1.693 million viewers with a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 16 Episode: 1.489 million viewers with a 0.42 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 23 Episode: 2.344 million viewers with a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demographic (RAW 30th Anniversary episode)
January 30 Episode: 2.114 million viewers with a 0.64 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Royal Rumble episode)
February 6 Episode: 1.866 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 13 Episode: 1.812 million viewers with a 0.47 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 20 Episode: 2.006 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Elimination Chamber episode)
February 27 Episode: 1.768 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 6 Episode: 1.827 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 13 Episode: 1.705 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 20 Episode: 1.771 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 27 Episode: 1.843 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 3 Episode: 2.260 million viewers with a 0.76 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-WrestleMania 39 episode)
April 10 Episode: 1.818 million viewers with a 0.59 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 17 Episode: 1.815 million viewers with a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 24 Episode: 1.815 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 1 Episode: 1.778 million viewers with a 0.54 rating in the 18-49 demographic (WWE Draft episode)
May 8 Episode: 1.785 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Backlash and post-Draft episode)
May 15 Episode: 1.716 million viewers with a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 22 Episode: 1.638 million viewers with a 0.54 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 29 Episode: 1.611 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Night of Champions Memorial Day episode)
June 5 Episode: 1.828 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 12 Episode: 1.595 million viewers with a 0.46 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 19 Episode: 1.821 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 26 Episode: 1.973 million viewers with a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 3 Episode: 1.828 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Money In the Bank episode)
July 10 Episode: 1.809 million viewers with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 17 Episode: 1.855 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 24 Episode: 1.818 million viewers with a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 31 Episode: 1.759 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 7 Episode: 1.888 million viewers with a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-SummerSlam episode)
August 14 Episode: 1.757 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 21 Episode: 1.591 million viewers with a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 28 Episode: 1.677 million viewers with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 4 Episode: 1.704 million viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Payback & Labor Day episode)
September 11 Episode: 1.353 million viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 18 Episode: 1.331 million viewers with a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 25 Episode:
2022 Viewership Average: 1.735 million viewers per episode
2022 18-49 Key Demographic Rating Average: 0.46 per episode
2021 Viewership Average: 1.756 million viewers per episode
2021 18-49 Key Demographic Rating Average: 0.50 per episode
2020 Viewership Average: 1.880 million viewers per episode
2019 Viewership Average: 2.418 million viewers per episode
2018 Viewership Average: 2.823 million viewers per episode
2017 Viewership Average: 3.018 million viewers per episode
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