WWE Raw ratings down slightly against NBA & NHL playoffs
WWE Raw last night did its lowest total audience number since the end of football season, but held up well in 18-49 against both the NBA and NHL playoffs.
Raw averaged 1.59 million viewers and did an 0.53 in 18-49.
The main competition was the NBA. The Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game on TNT and Tru against the first 90 minutes of the show, did 3.24 million viewers and 1.01 in 18-49 on TNT and 853,000 viewers and 0.39 on Tru. The Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks game did 3.64 million viewers and 1.30 in 18-49 on TNT and 700,000 viewers and 0.34 on Tru. The NHL conference semifinal with Carolina vs. New York Rangers on ESPN did 1.83 million viewers and 0.59 in 18-49
Raw was fourth for the night on cable, trailing the three games. Raw also beat every network show for the night in 18-49.
The show was down two percent in viewers from last week and down one percent in 18-49.
Raw was 22nd for the night in total viewers, trailing the three games and 18 news shows.
The show started with a lower audience than usual, but didn’t fall as hard in hour three as it did last week. The show was hurt by no Cody Rhodes or C.M. Punk, who had been the two biggest draws on the show other than The Rock.
Gunther vs. Ilja Dragunov headlined the third hour.
From one year ago, the show was down seven percent in viewers, but last year on this week there was no NBA competition. In 18-49, it was down eight percent, unusual that 18-49 was down more than total viewers, but that’s entirely due to the NBA.
The three hours were:
- 8 p.m. 1.64 million viewers
- 9 p.m. 1.64 million viewers
- 10 p.m. 1.48 million viewers