WWE RAW Viewership And Demographic Rating Drop On 9/27, Show Struggles Against Monday Night Football

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WWE RAW Viewership And Demographic Rating Drop On 9/27, Show Struggles Against Monday Night Football

WWE RAW Results

WWE RAW viewership dropped this week, even with a WWE Championship Match advertised to start the show.

Showbuzz Daily reports that 1.709 million viewers watched the show on Septepmber 27; this number is down from the 1.793 million viewers who watched last week.

In the 18 to 49 demographic, RAW scored a 0.48 rating. This number marks a slight decrease from last week’s 0.49 rating. Last week’s show enjoyed a substantial increase in both overall and demographic viewership, but the numbers were back down this week.

The hourly breakdown is as follows:

  • Hour One: 1.818 million viewers; 0.49 in the 18 to 49 demographic
  • Hour Two: 1.714 million viewers; 0.48 demographic rating
  • Hour Three: 1.596 million viewers; 0.46 demographic rating

The report from Showbuzz notes that Monday Night Football on ESPN led cable with 12.9 million viewers and a 4.11 rating in the same demographic.

According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, the viewership for RAW dropped 5% compared to last week, but the demographic rating only decreased 2%. Thurston states that the show ranked seventh overall in the 18 to 49 demographic on cable.

WWE Raw last night on USA Network was watched by 1,709,000 viewers on average and did a 0.48 18-49 demo rating (about 625,000 viewers).

Total viewership was down 5% from last week; 18-49 down just 2%.

It ranked #7 on the day in the demo on cable, according to Showbuzz Daily. pic.twitter.com/1LGAMsLllJ

— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) September 28, 2021

This week’s show kicked off with an advertised WWE Championship Match between Big E and Bobby Lashley. The two stars faced off again in a steel cage match in the main event. Monday’s show also featured the fallout of the Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

For a full review, please check out the newest episode of our weekly RAW post-show podcast:

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