WWE Raw ratings down against NFL & World Series competition
WWE Raw last night did its fifth lowest viewership ever on the USA Network, going against an NFL game and game three of the World Series.
The show averaged 1.40 million viewers overall and drew a 0.42 rating in 18-49. It was expected this would be the least watched show of the year but it did beat an episode from September in 18-49.
Raw was the top rated entertainment show on all of television, beating everything not NFL and World Series related in 18-49. The World Series on Fox did 13.20 million viewers and a 3.10 in 18-49, as well as 429,000/0.11 on Fox Deportes. The New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game did 7.05 million/1.20 on ABC, 5.61 million/1.95 on ESPN, and 682,000/0.22 on ESPN2. So the television totals would be 13.64 million and 3.21 for baseball and 13.34 million and 3.37 for football.
Raw was fourth on cable behind NFL shows and second in the time slot.
Raw was down eight percent in viewers and down 17 percent in 18-49 from last week.
The highest rated entertainment show on cable besides Raw was 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, which did 682,000/0.11
Last year’s show which also went against the NFL and the World Series was the third lowest in history, but that’s because this year didn’t have a third hour to take down the average or else it would have been lower. However, due to changes in cable, it’s still better off. Raw was up one percent in viewers year-over-year and down one percent in 18-49. But factoring in homes lost by the USA Network, it was up eight percent in viewers and up nine percent in 18-49.
The two hours were:
- 8 p.m. 1.42 million viewers
- 9 p.m. 1.38 million viewers