WWE Raw ratings nearly identical to Royal Rumble fallout show
After all the controversy from The Rock’s appearance on the previous Friday’s WWE SmackDown, this past Monday’s edition of WWE Raw nearly equalled its post-Royal Rumble numbers, doing 1.89 million viewers and an 0.58 in the 18-49 demo.
The show was no. 1 on cable by a wide margin with the only real close competition being ABC’s The Bachelor which also did an 0.58 in the demo.
However, being on a broadcast network gives it a large advantage in total homes. The real 18-49 demo rating of both shows would be 1.28 for Raw and 0.81 for The Bachelor based on an actual percentage of viewers who have access to their respective networks.
Also, in the two hours they went head-to-head, Raw did slightly higher than The Bachelor so it was really no. 1 on television overall.
Raw was only down one percent in viewers from last week and six percent in the 18-49 demo off the post-Rumble show that was expected to do one of the biggest numbers of the year.
The opening segment with Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre did 2.02 million viewers, but the 9 PM segment was actually the high point at 2.04 million, showing that even after Daylight Savings Time is over, there is a significant part of the audience tuning in at 9 PM.
The Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura bull rope match did 1.72 million viewers which is well above the usual main event segment.
The audience number was almost identical in the year-over-year comparison, also doing 1.89 million in 2023. However, as would be expected, the 18-49 number was up seven percent YOY.
Again, figuring in homes that have USA, that would be a five percent increase in viewer percentage and an 18 percent increase in 18-49.
The three hours were:
- 8 PM: 1.95 million
- 9 PM: 1.96 million
- 10 PM: 1.75 million