Monday’s edition of WWE RAW averaged 2.053 million viewers, which is down from 2.150 million viewers the previous week.
Here is the hourly viewership breakdown, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
- Hour 1: 2.204 million – Last Week: 2.255
- Hour 2: 2.099 million – Last Week: 2.201
- Hour 3: 1.858 million – Last Week: 1.995
The episode was expected to maintain its viewership from last week. In the 18-49 demos, the first hour did 0.67 while the second hour had 0.62 and 0.52 in the final hour.
The biggest competition that WWE RAW faced came in the way of an NFL regular-season game between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts that aired on ESPN did 11.057 million viewers.
Some of the matches that took place include The OC (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) in a non-title match, Erick Rowan vs. a jobber, WWE United States Title #1 Contendership Six-Man Gauntlet Match, Asuka vs. Deonna Purrazzo, and Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles in the main event.
The show also featured a segment where Lana had Bobby Lashley propose to her.
WWE will attempt to increase its viewership for RAW next week. In case you missed the show, you can check out the five takeaways here.