WWE RAW Rating Increased This Week Despite Viewership Declining (Updated)

Monday’s 10/26 edition of WWE RAW drew a 2.46 rating, up from last week’s 2.21. It was the best rating for RAW since August. The show averaged 3.354 million viewers, down slightly from last week

The post-Hell in a Cell episode featured Roman Reigns featured a #1 Contender’s theme, with qualifying matches leading up to Roman Reigns winning the Fatal 4-way main event. It was the first show without John Cena, who is rumored to be off television until after Christmas.

Here’s the hourly viewership breakdown:

• Hour 1: 3,635,000
• Hour 2: 3,213,000
• Hour 3: 3,214,000

RAW was was the third most-watched show on cable for the evening behind ESPN’s Monday Night Football and SportsCenter.