WWE Raw Ratings Down From Raw XXX, Otherwise Best In 17 Months

While this week’s episode of Raw was down in the ratings from last week’s Raw XXX, it was otherwise the best for the show in almost a year and a half. Monday’s post-Royal Rumble episode brought in a 0.64 in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.114 million viewers, down 8.6% and 9.8% from last week’s 0.70 demo rating and 2.344 million viewers for the 30th anniversary episode.

The show scored, outside of last week, the best demo rating since the August 23rd, 2021 episode also had a 0.64, while the overall viewership was (outside of Raw XXX) the best number since the August 1st, 2022 post-SummerSlam episode brought in 2.23 million. By comparison, last year’s post-Rumble episode brought in a 0.47 demo rating and 1.865 million viewers. The episode following the 2021 Royal Rumble did a 0.58 demo rating with 1.892 million viewers.

Raw ranked #1 among broadcast shows for the night per Showbuzz Daily, beating ABC’s The Bachelor (0.59 demo rating/2.980 million) for the top spot. Through 2023 to date, Raw is averaging a 0.534 demo rating and 1.849 million viewers, compared to a 0.44 demo rating and 1.718 million for the same time period in 2022.

The hourly numbers were:

8 PM: 0.66 demo rating (2.219 million viewers)
9 PM: 0.65 demo rating (2.168 million viewers)
10 PM: 0.60 demo rating (1.955 million viewers)