WWE Raw Rating Drops For Labor Day

– This week’s episode of Raw took a dip in the ratings on account of Labor Day. Monday’s episode brought in a 1.04 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic, down 10% from last week’s 1.16 demo rating. The audience was 2.932 million, which was down 11% from 3.304 million last year. The demo rating was the lowest since the July 31st episode had a 1.03, while the viewership was the lowest the June 12th episode had 2.542 million. The rating was down not only due to Labor Day bringing viewership down across the board, but also College Football on ESPN.

Raw ranked #2 for the night among cable originals per Showbuzz Daily behind the college football game (1.67 demo rating, 5.134 million viewers). The hourly numbers were:

8 PM: 1.07 demo rating (3.069 million viewers)
9 PM: 1.05 demo rating (2.978 million viewers)
10 PM: 1.01 demo rating (2.750 million viewers)