WWE Raw ratings up for last live episode of 2022

Monday night’s episode of Raw averaged 1.705 million viewers on the USA Network, up 15.8 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 17.

The first hour averaged 1.781 million viewers, and Raw stayed steady for hour two at 1.767 million. The third hour drop to 1.568 million viewers was much better audience retention than usual.

Raw finished seventh on cable with a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 16.2 percent from last week, which was one of the lowest-rated episodes in show history. Raw beat everything else on television last night (including the broadcast networks) not related to the NFL. It’s Raw’s best rating in 18-49 since November 16. 

As compared to the same week in 2021, Raw’s overall audience was up 9.8 percent and its 18-49 rating was up 13.2 percent.

Next Monday’s Raw will be a “Best Of” episode looking back at 2022.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of Raw viewership by hour, along with the 10-week average viewership. This week’s show was up four percent in overall viewership and exactly even with the 10-week average in 18-49.