WWE Raw Rating Hits Two-Month High, Best Audience Since August

– Without the NFL to compete against, Raw scored the best rating in two months. Monday’s episode brought in a 1.05 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 3.25 million viewers. Those are up 17% and 18% from last week’s 0.9 demo rating and 2.76 million viewers. The demo rating was the highest since the November 13th episode had a 1.06, while the audience was the best since August 25th, when the show had 3.304 million viewers.

Obviously, the lack of a Monday night football game was the big factor in the increase. Ratings were up across the board on broadcast and cable, a wave that Raw clearly rode as well. The show ranked #2 among cable originals for the night per Showbuzz Daily, behind only the Warriors vs. Cavs game on TNT (1.86 demo rating, 4.68 million viewers).

The hourly numbers were:

8 PM: 1.12 demo rating (3.573 million viewers)
9 PM: 1.08 demo rating (3.363 million viewers)
10 PM: 0.96 demo rating (2.814 million viewers)