WWE Raw Ratings Hold Steady Headed Into WrestleMania Backlash (5/10)

WWE RAW

Monday’s edition of WWE Raw averaged 1.817 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. This is on pair from last week’s 1.872 million viewers and the 0.53 rating. 

This week’s episode was the go-home edition of Raw for WrestleMania Backlash. Here’s the hourly viewership breakdown for Monday Night Raw:

  • The first hour did 1.912 million viewers and a 0.55 rating (A18-49).
  • The second hour did 1.828 million viewers and a 0.54 rating.
  • The final hour of the show had just 1.710 million viewers and a 0.51 rating.

This episode featured Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre in a non-title match, A.J. Styles, Omos, Jaxson Ryker & Elias vs. New Day, Randy Orton & Riddle, and Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler & Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka, Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose.

SmackDown Viewership

Friday’s SmackDown averaged 2.282 million viewers. This is up from the 2.018 million viewers on FOX that the show did for the previous week.

SmackDown pulled in a 0.65 rating in the 18-49 demo, up from the 0.49 rating the previous week’s show. The episode drew an average of 2.080 million viewers in the overnight ratings, up from the previous week that did 1.923 million viewers. 

The first hour saw it pull in 2.060 million viewers while hour two did 2.099 million viewers. The show did 1.875 million viewers in hour one while hour two did 1.971 million viewers a week ago.