WWE RAW Viewership Up By Tiny Margin As SummerSlam 2020 Build Continues
RAW moves forward, though the threat of another all-time low lingers.
This week was a relatively stagnant one for WWE RAW's television ratings, as overall viewership increased by a small margin while the key 18-49 demographic decreased.
7,000 more viewers watched RAW on 10 August than 3 August. WWE's former flagship show came through with an average of 1.72 million viewers across its three hours, broken down as follows:-
Hour one: 1.81 million viewers
Hour two: 1.75 million viewers
Hour three: 1.60 million viewers
As far as the demographic goes, RAW fell from last week's 0.51 rating to 0.47, which is the third-lowest in the show's history. RAW finished fifth amongst non-news shows for the night with the NBA game it went head-to-head with scoring a 0.67 rating.
A strong lead-in helped RAW post a decent first-hour number. More viewers than usual stuck around for the second hour, with the drop-off not as steep as one would normally expect, though the decline between hours two and three was around where it usually is.
The limited information available at the moment suggests SummerSlam intrigue is the main driver here, as RAW Underground's placement couldn't hold off the third-hour decline. Quarter-hour viewing figures are yet to be made publc.