WWE Raw viewership, 18-49 demo rating up

Raw on Monday night did 1.75 million viewers with an 0.56 in 18-49.

The number was up six percent in viewers and four percent in 18-49 from the previous week.

The show’s focus was the gauntlet for an Intercontinental title shot at WrestleMania against Gunther, won when Sami Zayn beat Chad Gable in the finals.

Raw was by far the No. 1 show on cable, with Pardon the Interruption on ESPN a distant second at 754,000 viewers and 0.21. The top-rated show of the night in the time slot against Raw was 90 Day Single Life on TLC at 842,000 viewers and 0.17 in 18-49.

Raw was 10th on cable in total viewers, behind nine news shows.

Raw was second on all of television in 18-49, trailing The Bachelor on ABC which did an 0.68 in 18-49. Raw’s actual rating based on homes having access to the show was 1.18 while The Bachelor number would have been 0.95.

As compared to the same week last year, Raw was up three percent in viewers and up four percent in 18-49. The increase in 18-49 was lower than has been the case all year. If you factor in homes lost by USA, the actual increases were eight percent in viewers and 14 percent in 18-49.

The three hours were:

8 p.m. 1.78 million viewers

9 p.m. 1.85 million viewers

10 p.m. 1.63 million viewers