WWE Raw Viewership Falls Under 2 Million For WrestleMania 36 Go-Home Show
A ratings disaster for WWE ahead of 'The Show of Shows.'
WWE's ratings continue to plummet as the oddball appeal of their empty arena shows wears off, with the promotion posting a disastrous viewership for this week's go-home episode of Monday Night Raw.
Per data from Showbuzz Daily, Raw attracted an average of just 1.92 million viewers, which would be one of the lowest totals in the show's history. Here's how it looks broken down:-
Hour one: 2.14 million
Hour two: 1.99 million
Hour three: 1.65 million
That third-hour number is the worst in Raw history. Yikes.
As far as the key 18-49 demographic goes, Raw scored a 0.58 rating, sitting beneath two episodes of Love and Hip-Hop in the night's rankings.
This is a decline of over 700,000 on last year's WrestleMania go-home show, which attracted an average viewership of 2.639 million. It's an abysmal, abysmal number on the eve of the biggest show of the year, though it reflects the level of excitement surrounding this year's 'Showcase of the Immortals' and the growing weariness towards these empty-arena shows.
Momentum plus marketing equals ratings. Unfortunately, WWE has neither on their side at the moment, and the situation may not improve until the global crisis eases off.