WWE Raw Rating Slips Downward

– After two weeks of improved ratings, Raw was back down this week. Monday’s episode scored a 0.97 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.977 million users. Those numbers are down 10% and 4% respectively from last week’s 1.08 demo rating and 3.111 million viewers. The demo rating was the lowest since the November 7th episode had a 0.94, while the viewership was the smallest since November 14th’s 2.878 million.

Raw ranked #4 for the night among cable originals per Showbuzz Daily behind the NFL game on ESPN (2.61 demo rating/8.091 million viewers), Street Outlaws on Discovery (1.16/2.828 million) and VH-1’s Love & Hip-Hop (1.15/2.177 million). The hourly numbers were:

8 PM: 1.04 demo rating (3.153 million viewers)
9 PM: 0.96 demo rating (2.981 million viewers)
10 PM: 0.92 demo rating (2.796 million viewers)