Showbuzz Daily reports that this past Monday’s episode of WWE RAW on the USA Network was able to draw a total of 1.605 million viewers, with a rating of 0.41 in the key 18-49 demo. This total is up 49.3% from last week’s viewership of 1.075 million viewers for the final RAW episode of 2022, which was the “Absolute Best of 2022” special.
This past Monday’s rating of 0.41 is up 51.85% from last week’s 0.27 rating. Last Monday night’s 0.41 rating represents a total of 539,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demo, which is up 53.13% from this past week’s 352,000 viewers with a rating of 0.27, Wrestlenomics reports. This past Monday night’s episode of WWE RAW, which was the first RAW of 2023, drew just a little but under the 2022 average, which was 1.735 million viewers and a rating of 0.46 in the 18-49 key demo.
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WWE Raw, Monday on USA Network (8-11pm):
1,605,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.41
#11 cable original in P18-49
📊 https://t.co/qDSSxyAPtr pic.twitter.com/vthhxMkxnr— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 4, 2023
Ratings back in normal range after "Best of" ep last week.
A shortened MNF on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC averaged 23.8 million viewers as the game ended early after Demar Hamlin's injury.
Rose Bowl, NHL on TNT also pushed the ranking down.https://t.co/A1zqPIlaJp pic.twitter.com/ofdp2eBH7Q
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 4, 2023
Hamlin's injury happened at 8:55 pm, which became a major news story, and resulted in the MNF game not continuing.
Raw tune-out from hour-to-hour was on the stronger end. pic.twitter.com/ZK3kgODhEQ
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 4, 2023
Quarter-hours: WWE Raw and Monday Night Football, January 2 (SUBSCRIBERS) https://t.co/MwOxcJmNSQ
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 5, 2023
