WWE RAW Sees Viewership Slump With Labor Day Episode

WWE brought another episode of Raw, and Vince McMahon was absent as well. That news broke early in the day, so fans knew The Chairman wasn’t around. How did the viewership turn out?

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According to PW Torch, the September 6th episode of WWE Raw brought in 1.8493 million viewers with a .52 in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic. They brought in 1.958 million viewers in the first hour, 1.842 million in the second hour, and 1.748 in the third.

The August 30th edition of WWE Raw brought in an overnight viewership of 1,907,000 viewers. They drew 700,000 viewers in the 18 to 49 demographic for a .54 rating.

WWE Raw’s August 23rd episode drew an overnight average of 2,067,000 viewers. 826,000 of those viewers were in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic which gave them a .64 rating.

The August 16th episode drew an overnight average of 1.857 million viewers. They also attained a .55 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.

August 9th’s edition of Monday Night Raw drew an overnight average of 1,790,000 viewers. 629,000 of those viewers were in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic to give them a .49 rating. Both viewership and the key demographic rating fell significantly from last week.

On August 3rd, WWE RAW brought in an overnight average of 1,821,000 viewers on average. 657,000 viewers were from the target 18 to 49 demographic which gave them a 0.51 rating.

July 27th saw WWE Raw bring in 1,814,000 viewers against Olympic competition. They also earned a .49 in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic. 635,000 of those viewers were members of the key demographic, 6% down from the last week; but still a good turnout considering the competition.

The July 20th edition of WWE Raw drew 1,923,000 overnight viewers on average for the three-hour broadcast. They also pulled a .57 rating in the 18-49 demographic, 741,000 of those viewers were in the key demo.

Viewership was at 1.609 million viewers for the July 13th episode. That week’s sad viewership number ranked as the 5th lowest for Raw since the show’s premiere. It seems that live fans have improved WWE’s viewership, but it is still difficult to maintain a high viewership average throughout a three-hour broadcast.